House Legislative Committee approves amendments to ACA law that would give watchdog full autonomy
Legislative would give top anti-corruption watchdog full autonomy: The House of Representatives’ Legislative Committee approved yesterday amendments to the law regulating the Administrative Control Authority (ACA), granting the anti-corruption watchdog complete technical, financial, and administrative authority, Ahram Gate reports. The amendments — which the Ismail Cabinet had approved in July — will place the ACA under the jurisdiction of Ittihadiya, giving the president’s office authority to appoint the head of the organization to a four-year term.
The committee also signed off on six presidential decrees approving several financing agreements, including a EUR 100 mn loan from the French Development Agency, some EUR 290 mn in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to purchase 100 new locomotives for the national railway system, and a USD 10 mn facility from the Islamic Development Bank.