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VISION The Ombudsman Commis- sion’s vision is to promote good leadership, good gov- CHIEF ATTENDS ernance and good leaders.

MISSION INTERNATIONAL The Constitution clearly states the purposes of establishing the Ombudsman Commission: ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM ● To ensure that all govern- mental bodies are responsive to the needs and aspirations Chief Ombudsman returned recently The Chief Ombudsman was invited to of the people; and from attending the 28th Cambridge Inter- present a paper on the sub-Theme of ● To help in the improvement of the work of governmental national Symposium on Economic “Penetration, subversion and the pur- bodies and the elimination of chase of power.” His paper was entitled unfairness and discrimination Crime at the University of Cambridge in by them; and the United Kingdom. The theme of the “The Ombudsman Commission of ● To help in the elimination of Papua and the Organic unfair or otherwise defective symposium was “The New Deal – en- legislation and practices af- suring integrity, stability and survival.” Law on the Integrity of Political Parties fecting or administered by and Candidates”. In his opening, the governmental bodies; and The Symposium was conceived to bring ● To supervise the enforce- participants to contribute to an under- Chief Ombudsman expressed his ap- ment of the Leadership Code. This constitutional mandate standing of the real issues behind con- preciation for the opportunity to speak, provides the Ombudsman trolling and preventing of economic at a prestigious gathering, on behalf of Commission with its mission. the Ombudsman Commission of Papua crime. Participants came from all over [Ombudsman Commission the world and presented paper on vari- New Guinea. Strategic Plan ous topics on the subject. Turn to page 2... 2005 – 2010]

ELECTRONIC CMS PROJECT COMPLETED INSIDE THIS ISSUE

The Ombudsman Commission has completed The implementation phase included data mi- Eye within Page 2 the final phase of implementing the Case gration, Instructor Lead Training and the Management System (CMS). CMS to increase Page 2 System Commission. productivity

The Case Management System is an elec- Supplement— Page 3 tronic program that records entire “life cycle of The Objective of the CMS is to ensure, im- Leadership Seminar complaints ” from the point of entry until proved service to complaints and the opera- held in closed or resolved. tion of the Ombudsman Commission through LLG leaders call for Page 4 speedy and effective resolution of complaints, better condition in or- The final phase of the project witnessed the leadership investigations, assessment of der to perform better implementation of the system by linking up to leaders annual statements and Office of HIV/AIDS feature Page 6 the Commission’s three regional offices in Counsel data base. , Mt Hagen and with the Port Mo- ERP goes to Nuku Back resby office. Turn to page 2... page

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The 28th International Symposium Continued from front page The Chief Ombudsman Chronox Manek, fully endorses The annual Cambridge Symposium is a truly unique the remarks of the Symposium Director and Co- event which over the years has made an unrivalled Chairman Professor A.K. Rider with regard to the Sym- contribution to understanding the issues involved posium that – “It is a testament to the Symposium’s in preventing and controlling economically moti- unique blend of relevance, practicality and topicality vated serious crime.” that over the years it has enjoyed the support of so many institutions and experts around the world. It also The Ombudsman Commission of attests to the deep concern of governments and finan- has for some time had Members of the Commission cial and other institutions as to the extent of the risks to attend the Symposium due to its relevance to the func- stability and security thrown up by economic crime and tions of the Ombudsman Commission. in particular organised crime.

ingful data for purposes of planning, budgeting CMS TO ENSURE INCREASE and monitoring and evaluating its performance.

PRODUCTIVITY The Commission’s IT Unit Manager Alexia Luke and Special Project (CMS) Subrat Patnaik had carried out Market research, Detail Design of Sys- ...continued from front page tem and Implementation of the New Case Man- The system will also ensure increased productivity agement System with help of LanWorx New Zea- through faster access to information, reduction in land to complete the project. double handling and greater ease of recording in- formation. IT team also undertook a training program for its

regional office users in order for them to maximise Other areas to see changes include improved pub- the use of the CMS. lic administration through enhanced capacity to identify complaint trends, reporting to agencies, to The CMS was first introduced in the Commission in May 2009 for and since then has Parliament, record and resource management and been undergoing an upgrade reaching its final furthermore provides the Commission with mean- phase linking the Regional Offices this month. Continue on page 4...

Once again I hope you have enjoyed the last edition of the Was- Office with its three regional offices.. dok. And read a special coverage on an Ombudsman Commission In this edition, read about the Chief Ombudsman Chronox seminar on the roles and responsibility of Leaders held in We- Manek’s attendance to the 28th International Symposium in the wak, East Sepik Province. We also cover an outreach program United Kingdom on “Economic Crime” held at the Cambridge on roles and functions of the Commission which was conducted University in Nuku, recently.

Also featured in this edition, the Ombudsman Commission suc- Happy reading, cessfully implements the final phase of the Electronic Complaints Editor. Management System which now links live the OC Port Moresby

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SUPPLEMENT— LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

The Ombudsman Commission successfully completed a leadership training seminar at the Head- quarters, East Sepik Province for presidents and ward councillors from five Local Level Governments in the We- wak District from the 9 to 14 August 2010.

The week long workshop was well attended by the Presi- dents and their councillors of the five LLGs including;

◊ Wewak Urban Local Level Government ◊ Wewak Rural Local Level Government ◊ Turubu Rural Local Level Government Councillors from the Boiken/ Dagua Rural LLG ◊ Boikin Rural Local Level Government area. ◊ Wewak Island Rural Local Level Government

Five officers from the Ombudsman Commission led by Mr Wewak Town Mayor, Mr Peter Saun and Wewak Urban Gerega Asisi, Team Leader ASAU, and comprising of; Mr LLG President, officially opened the seminar. He ex- Timothy Wrumongo, Team Leader, Team 6 CAID, Ms. pressed his appreciation to the OC for running the seminar Sharon Haihavu, Legal Officer, Office of Council, Ms. Ve- in the province. He said it was timely as most of the coun- ronica Kumasan, Administrative Officer, ASAU and Ms. cillors were first term leaders and needed to know the laws Catherine Mamui, Media and Communications Unit, trav- on leadership and that East Sepik Province needed strong, elled to Wewak to conduct this training workshop. true and honest leadership to move and develop the Prov- ince. The workshop aimed to educate the Councillors to better understand the roles and functions of the Ombudsman In their various welcome speeches, the representatives of Commission of PNG and empower them with vital informa- the five LLGs over the five days of the seminar thanked the tion and skills to enable them to perform better in their con- Commission for the initiative to conduct such a training duct as elected and appointed leaders and make them seminar, although a few of the councillors expressed that aware of their leadership roles and responsibilities under such program should have been conducted soon after the the Leadership Code. Local Level Government Elections.

Timothy Wrumongo listens to a comment from the A Councillor making a point during discussion time whilst his fellow participants while Veronica Kumasan refers to her councillors listen. notes.

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SUPPLEMENT— LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

The main areas covered during the seminar included; ◊ Roles and functions of a Local Level Government ◊ Integrated Service Delivery Mechanism (study under- ◊ Roles and functions of the Ombudsman Commission taken by PSRMU of Prime Minister’s Department on ◊ What is the Leadership Code? the current service delivery mechanism and came up ◊ Ethics and Integrity with a new model to be funded and implemented in 5 ◊ Corruption and its implication pilot provinces come 2011). ◊ LLG Making Powers ◊ Demarcation of Powers Main presenters were Mr Timothy Wrumongo who talked about the roles and functions of the Ombudsman Commis- Other supplementary presentations were also made to air sion and Mr Gerega Asisi whose presentation was on the out queries raised regarding the 1995 Reforms; Leadership Code and the supplementary presentations to on the 1995 reforms. LLG leaders call for better conditions in order to perform effectively The Local Level Government leaders in Wewak have was below minimum wages level and hardly enough to voiced their concern for improved conditions in order to meet their basic needs. The councillors receive a monthly perform better in their constituencies. allowance of K100.

The presidents and councillors during the seminar told The elected leaders have also called for the LLGs to be officers of the Commission that there were impediments in autonomous so that basic services can be monitored and performing their duties and responsibilities as duly elected directed to the rural areas without too many bureaucratic leaders in the community. and political interference.

All councillors said they have not been paid their monthly Council presidents have called for a better remuneration allowances for the last 18 months and have called on the package for Ward Committee members so that they can Commission to investigate. They also said the allowance better serve and service the various LLGs they managed.

The leaders also want all tied grants from Waigani to be released and directed straight to the LLGs rather then through Provincial Government Treasuries as they alleged that these funds are being misused and abused through the existing arrangement.

“We are very concerned and request that these concerns raised be brought to the at- tention of the relevant government bodies,” the LLG leader said.

Wewak Urban Ward councillors who at- tended the week long leadership seminar in Wewak. The Wewak Town Major Peter Saun (seated front row) officially opened the leaders meeting.

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SUPPLEMENT— LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

Deputy Governor calls for more leadership workshops The Deputy Governor East Sepik Province Toby Samek has expressed his appreciation for the timely meeting of LLG representative in the province last month.

Mr Samek said this whilst at the closing of the Ombudsman Commission sponsored leadership training seminar.

He said it was important that our leaders were well informed on their roles and responsibilities as leaders.

“I acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of the Ombudsman Commission in trying to educate and make leaders aware of their duties and responsi- A councillor making his point during the bilities under the Leadership Code.” Leadership Seminar

Deputy Governor of East Sepik Mr Toby Samek, (seated second from left) surrounded by Ward Councillors from the Wewak Islands.

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Walk in my Shoes—Living with HIV Continued from last month... …How HIV Changed My Life

I feel worse…. Well that’s OK. It’s only one dose. What, can it There is no way I can take this medication with hurt? Plus I feel pretty good today. I don’t want to food. I feel like I am going to throw-up. throw-up again. I saw my doctor today. My counts are better. These drugs seem to be working. But I always feel like I’m going to throw-up. The medi- my insurance doesn’t want to cover the cost. cines are helping…my counts are better. So why do I feel so bad? How am I going to pay for them? I missed another day of work today. I felt better when I wasn’t taking anything. The medication causes diarrhoea. So I will take the Just too tired to get out of bed. others to stop diarrhoea. That makes an even dose now. Damn! I forgot another dose. Your friend……

Continues next month.

Leadership misconduct ...OC cartoon corner

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EXTERNAL RELATIONS ATTITUDE PROGRAM GOES TO NUKU - In the 1950s there was a famous pilot in Wewak called Bobby Gibbes. SANDAUN PROVINCE He was one of the best bush pilots in through several of East Sepik districts the country. He even had his own he Ombudsman Commission for the airline: Gibbes Sepik Airways. One T including Ambunti-Dreikikir, Yangoru- of the first rules he laid down for all first time in many years has visited the new pilots was that while they were Sausia and Maprik to name a few. The flying, they had to keep repeating over people of the remote Nuku District in the road trip took about 6 hours—passing and over again the steps they would Sandaun Province. take if they had an engine failure. some breath taking scenery including The formula was:

the Sepik plains. “Dive for the ground; then dig in your Nuku boarders Ambunti-Dreikikir in East left wing.” Sepik Province and Aitape Lumi in the The people of Nuku upon hearing of the This formula had to become auto- West Sepik. presence of OC officers’ in the little matic; then it would take over auto- matically in an emergency. remote district had mixed reactions The visit was made possible through the One day one of Bobby’s seasoned pi- thinking the officers were there to inves- lots was taking off from . Commission’s External Relations Pro- tigate their leaders. When he was hardly beyond the end gram, the outreach program to inform of the airstrip, he suffered the ulti- mate embarrassment for any pilot: his and educate the people on the roles and Their fears were soon put to rest when propeller flew off. What do I do? functions of the Commission. Without thinking, he dived for the told that the Commission Officers were ground, and dug his left wing. The plane cartwheeled and rolled end over there to carryout awareness on the roles end. The body of the heavy Norseman The visit was from the 4 to the 11 Sep- and functions of the institution. plane broke off right behind the pilot, tember. due to the weight of the cargo. This is exactly what Bobby Gibbes had told It was evident that the local people had him would happen…. Four officers from the Commission, not seen the Commission in many years That night both pilot and passenger Miriam Wawe, GBLP Co-ordinator, Al- enjoyed a movie in the Madang thea- and some knew very little of the institu- tre… bert Sambre, Policy and Planning Man- tion’s roles and functions, sparking fears What Bobby Gibbes had taught his ager, Fred Liwa from the Momase Re- that the OC was a law enforcing agency pilot to use was what psychologists to arrest and prosecute leaders and no- called ATTITUDE. Attitude is a gional Office and Bonner Tito, Media frame of mind you can work yourself torious law offenders. into…. by constant repetition of a and Communications Manager attended word or formula…. It embeds itself into our subconscious…. and lies and carried out the week long aware- Over the course of awareness forums there until it is needed in an emer- gency… Then it automatically takes ness program. and meeting held with public servants over. at the Nuku District Headquarter, the What if we kept repeating, “God is Nuku high school, primary schools, and here.” it would take over in the emer- The team flew into Wewak on Saturday the general population in selected loca- gencies in our life. and travelled the rest of the way by road tions throughout the district, people be- on Sunday to the remote Nuku District “Taken from a book titled Good gun to learn and realise important work- Morning PNG! By Frank Mihalic. the next day, crossing over the border the Ombudsman Commission did. from East Sepik to West Sepik, passing

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