Integrity Watch Liberia in partnership with LACC, Accountability Lab, and CENTAL with support from UNDP and SIDA officially launched its Corruption Reporting Platform "TALKAY" at Boulevard Palace Hotel in Monrovia on March 25, 2022.

This platform, built by Integrity Watch Liberia seeks to support the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to leverage on ICT and innovation as points of reference to create public demand, transparency, and responses regarding the reporting and tackling of incidents of corruption. The national e-platform not only aids in the prevention of corruption by timely reporting but also contributes towards the gathering of data on incidences of corruption across the country thereby expanding the presence of the LACC to tackle corruption in the country. The Corruption Reporting Platform allows citizens across Liberia to report corrupt practices on their mobile phones with supporting evidence (Video, Audio, Pictures, documents, etc.). The platform also allows citizens without smartphones or computers to report corruption via text message to 4419 free of charge. Reports can be submitted anonymously.

TALKAY was officially launched at Boulevard Palace Hotel in Monrovia by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission's chairperson Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin.

Speaking at the launch of TALKAY, Cllr. Martin said "the fight against corruption is a national initiative that does not only depend on the LACC, Integrity Watch, other CSOs, and development partners. The fight against corruption should be a collective fight that requires the participation of the courts, opposition political leaders, the media, and every Liberian in and out of Liberia". The LACC will control the backend of the corruption reporting platform TALKAY and will immediately see reports of corruption sent to the platform. The LACC will then investigate reports and take the necessary actions needed.

Also in attendance for the launch of "TALKAY" was the UNDP Liberia Deputy Country Representative Thabani Mabodoko. making a special remark at the launch, the Deputy Country Representative stated the need to support and strengthen transparency and accountability. He stressed the importance of the use of innovation in the fight against corruption. Mr. Mabodoko called on the public to use the platform to report cases of corruption as it provides a convenient means for corrupt practices to be reported.

Funding for the development of TALKAY has been provided by UNDP with support from SIDA. Visit www.talkay.org to send report or download Talkay on Google play store and App Store.reports