3 Apr 2018

MPs in Solomons using foreign aid as diversion - Transparency

From , 3:03 pm on 3 April 2018

The chair of Transparency Solomon Islands says local MPs are using foreign aid and development projects to divert public attention away from the misuse of domestic funds.

Ruth Liloqula is calling for a comprehensive review of the sources and use of both external and domestic development financing.

Ms Liloqula says she is not criticising overseas development partners and welcomes their assistance.

But she is concerned by the explanations local MPs are giving their constituents who often complain about the lack of basic services in their communities.

April Valley, to the east of Honiara, Solomon Islands. Residents left homeless by floods in 2014 were relocated here, but little assistance has followed.

Photo: RNZ / Koroi Hawkins