In mid-December 2022 a delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Finance II, Bockarie Kalokoh, left Freetown for Kigali to share expertise with the Authorities in Rwanda on how the Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPAI) reforms are applied, and the way Sierra Leone can use the data to enhance on its CPIA rating.
The delegation comprised members from the World Bank, Ministry of Finance, Solicitor General, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Audit Service Sierra Leone, Human Resource Management Office and the National Revenue Authority.
Speaking on the opening courtesy with the authorities in Rwanda, Deputy Minister Bockarie Kalokoh said that the examine tour is to be taught from what Rwanda has been doing on the implementation of the reforms which have improved their Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score through the years.
He furthered that the Government is dedicated to mobilizing concessional sources of which the CPIA is a significant indicator in the allocation of IDA sources.
Bockarie Kalokoh additionally said that the tour is to perceive how the authorities adopted –up on audit procedures, processes, and proposals, how the CPIA staff coordinates with the World Bank nation staff in finishing up assessments, determine the challenges confronted throughout the reform processes and the way these challenges are addressed.
He thanked the World Bank Country Office for facilitating the examine and said that it is extremely important in enhancing the nation’s CPIA score.
During the discussions, Sierra Leone’s delegation famous the next:
• There is the existence of a sturdy Performance Management System with broad nationwide objectives and targets which might be translated into the Individual Performance Appraisal System
• They have a well-digitalized public sector administration system (recruitment and compensation) in place
• The measurement and composition of the general public workforce represent 6% of the nation’s complete workforce while the non-public sector constitutes 94%.
• There are Real time transfers of native authorities assortment to the respective districts, at a ten% assortment fee to the RRA.
• They have a Taxpayer Appreciation
• The Rwandan legislation doesn’t make provision for the AG to impose sanctions
• Their audit report is submitted to Parliament which signifies how the price range was executed, whether or not there are pointless or illegal bills, and whether or not there have been problems with embezzlement or squandering of public funds.
The delegation mentioned with the Rwanda Cooperation, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Office of the Auditor-General, Rwanda Governance Board, Ministry of Public Service and Labour, Rwanda Revenue Authority and different businesses.
This examine tour got here at a time when Sierra Leone simply concluded its CPIA reporting evaluation retreat with all related MDAs.
As of 2021, Rwanda’s CPIA score is 4.1% they usually can entice about 1.8 billion {dollars} in sources as in contrast to Sierra Leone’s 3.2 and about 300 million {dollars} in sources.
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) assesses the standard of a rustic’s coverage and institutional framework that helps sustainable development and poverty discount.
The CPIA is a vital part of the Performance Based Allocation (PBA) Formula utilized by the World Bank and the African Development Bank to allocate concessional monetary help to low-income nations.
It performs a big position in the Country’s efficiency rankings (CPRs), established yearly since 1980 as a foundation for allocating sources from the International Development Association (IDA) to eligible nations.
