Something incredibly unusual is happening inside state-owned enterprises. In recent months, employees at several parastatals have begun writing long, detailed complaint letters to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and Office of the President (OP) accusing their own executives of corruption, intimidation and abuse of power.
The letters, often signed collectively and sent outside official channels, are a rare break from the caution that has long characterized the public sector. What might once have remained internal labour disputes is now emerging as a wave of whistleblowing that cuts across institutions and points to deeper unease within the parastatal stem.
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