Who is running the country (PNG)?

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Haus Tambaran (Parliament House). One is from Central, another is from Sepik, and the third is from Chimbu. All three go with a Government official to examine the fence. The Central contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works out some figures with a pencil.

"Well," he says, "I figured the job will run about K900.00, K400 for materials, K400 for my crew and K100 is considered a profit for me."The Sepik contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for K700.00, K300 for materials, K300 for my crew and K100 for me as a profit.

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea - Michael Somare (1998 file pic)

"The Chimbu contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the official and whispers, "K2,700."The official, incredulously; says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?" The Chimbu contractor whispers back, "K1,000 will be for me, another K1,000 for you, and we will hire the guy from Sepik to fix the fence.

"Done!" replies the government official. And that, folks is just an opinion from many silent observers out there and myself on how we think bribery works (or might work) in our government in everywhere in Papua New Guinea. There are obvious signs and symptoms with all the branches of government systems in Papua New Guinea involving bribery.

What are we doing to eradicate bribery from spreading? Is there anyone out there who would like to come forward and tell us what he/she is doing to minimize bribery from spreading like wild fire in PNG? How can we get rid of bribery in PNG? Share your thoughts and comments here :)

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