The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, conducts Training of Trainers (TOT) programmes under the funding of the JURE project of UNDP. These TOT programmes are conducted under the theme, “ Towards a Country of Integrity” and the eighth programme was conducted successfully in Uva Province. Accordingly, it has now completed 08 programmes of this series.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted a Capacity Building Training Programme on Bribery and Corruption for 25 Sri Lanka administrative service (SLAS) officers on the 28th of May 2024. It was held in the SLIDA auditorium and a team comprising of Mrs. Thanuja Bandara (Additional Director General) and Ms. Wimukthi Jayasooriya (Prevention Officer) provided the resource contribution. The program covered areas such as Anti-Corruption Laws in Sri Lanka, the harmfulness of bribery and corruption, preventing bribery and corruption and issues they have in that regard, concepts of integrity, and the New Anti-Corruption Act.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has arranged a series of Corruption Prevention Workshops for Managers and Executive Officers of the Hatton National Bank (HNB) and conducted the first programme on 14th May 2024. It was held in its Head Office auditorium for 50 officers.

The Department of Prisons conducted a series of capacity building programmes for Prison Guards who received Prison Guard training in 99,100, & 101 batches. The one-day training on preventing bribery and corruption was conducted on 08th May as a component of this capacity building programme and was held at the Prison Department’s new training center in Angunukolapelessa.

As per the National Action Plan for Combatting Bribery and Corruption in Sri Lanka, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducts awareness programmes to raise awareness in the public sector. Accordingly, it conducts a series of awareness programmes for officers of the Department of Inland Revenue and one more programme of this series was conducted on 29th April at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted a one-day training programme on preventing corruption for 50 officers of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority, Colombo. It was held at the Authority premises on 02.04.2024, and a team comprising of Mrs. Ama Wijesinghe (Asst. Director-Legal), Mrs. Madhuka Ruwanthi Upali (Prevention Officer) and Ms. Eranga Madhushi (Prevention Officer) of the CIABOC provided resource contribution. The programme covered areas such as the harmfulness of bribery and corruption, preventing bribery and corruption and issues they have in that regard, concepts of integrity, and the New Anti-Corruption Act.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted a corruption prevention programme for 66 Geological Survey and Mines Bureau Officers. It was held in the Bureau auditorium and a team comprising of Mrs. Vimukthi Jayasooriya (Prevention Officer), Mr. Shammi Srilal (Prevention Officer) and Ms. Eranga Madhushi (Prevention Officer) of the CIABOC provided the resource contribution. The programme covered areas such as the harmfulness of bribery and corruption, preventing bribery and corruption and issues they have in that regard, concepts of integrity, and the New Anti-Corruption Act.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted a prevention programme on 25.03.2024 for 80 officers of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and took place in the auditorium of the Mahapola Ports and Maritime Academy of the Authority. Prevention Officers, Mrs J. L. A. Udeshika Madubashini, Mrs. Chamodi Jayasinghe and Ms. Vimukthi Jayasooriya made the audience aware on prevention of bribery and corruption, its consequences and issues they have in that regard, the concept of integrity, and the new Anti-Corruption Act.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) conducted another important prevention programme on 14.03.2024 for officers of the Urban Development Authority. It marked the beginning of a series of programmes conducted for UDA, an institution which has a staff of nearly 1553 officers. Around 110 higher managerial-level officers attended the first programme and were made aware of the strategies used in preventing bribery and corruption, the importance of prevention in that context, the concept of integrity, and the new Anti-Corruption Act.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted a prevention programme on 20.03.2024 for 100 officers of the Ceylon Electricity Board and took place in the auditorium of the Additional General’s Office complex in Kadawatha. Resource persons Mrs. Dushmanthi Rajapaksha - Assistant Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, Mrs. J. I. A. Udeshika Madubhashini (Prevention Officer) and Mrs. Gayashani Uswatta (Legal Assistant) made the audience aware on prevention of bribery and corruption, its consequences and issues they have in that regard, the concept of integrity, and the new Anti-Corruption Act.

The public debate jointly organized by the students of the Department of Criminology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption successfully concluded on 26.03.2024. The debate conducted under the topic, “The existing laws and regulations on bribery and corruption are adequate/inadequate”, aimed at raising awareness on the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 and importance of integrity in making Sri Lanka a corruption-free nation.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted a prevention programme on 12.03.2024 for 80 officers of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and took place in the auditorium of the Mahapola Ports and Maritime Academy of the Authority. Resource persons, Ms. Thanuja Bandara – Assistant Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and Prevention Officers, Mr. Sampath Arachchige, Mrs. Chamodi Jayasinghe and Ms. Vimukthi Jayasooriya made the audience aware on prevention of bribery and corruption, its consequences and issues they have in that regard, the concept of integrity, and the new Anti-Corruption Act.