Liberia: Whistleblower Protections in Place but Transparency Advocates Say They Are Useless Without Funding

It’s been four years since Sensee Morris took the brave decision to call out corruption. It’s a choice very few Liberians make, according to transparency advocates, because of the dangers involved. And Mr. Morris has paid a heavy price.

As a deputy managing director of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation, Mr. Morris, 46, had helped secure $30 million from the World Bank to build water infrastructure in central Monrovia. When his colleagues withdrew $US80,000 of the funds without his knowledge,…