By Godgift Harris
Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), has hocked officials, who are e to declare their assets.
The information was contained in government’s latest transparency update.
The report has meanwhile, drawn mixed reactions as new figures from the LACC exposed both progress and lingering gaps in public accountability.
Deputy Information Minister for Press and Public Affairs, Daniel O. Sando, told reporters that the LACC, has so far achieved an 81.8 percent compliance rate in asset declaration for 2025, representing 2,366 government officials.
Despite repeated warnings from the government, 528 officials, accounting for 18.2 percent, failed to meet the mandatory disclosure requirement.
The situation, has raised renewed concerns about entrenched resistance within the public sector.
The LACC also verified just 55 asset declarations for the period between 2018 and 2024, a figure analyst say is disproportionately low compared to the number of officials required to file annually.
In its enforcement report, the Commission handled 24 cases this year, completing 20.
Seven indictments were issued involving individuals, and entities linked to the former PUMA local chapter, the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), and the National Waste Management Commission.
The total monetary value of these cases is estimated between US$6.5 million, and US$17.9 million.
So far, only two convictions have been secured, with one defendant acquitted.
Critics argue that the gap between indictments and convictions underscores ongoing weaknesses in prosecutorial follow-through and the broader justice chain.
Sando also highlighted public engagement efforts by the LACC, including 70 social accountability exercises, the training of 70 volunteers in six of the 15 counties, and capacity-building sessions for 100 local government officials on anti-corruption practices.