TheAnti-corruption and Economic Malpractice Observatory, orOLUCOME, (l'Observatoire de lutte contre la corruption et les malversations économiques) is an independent,non-governmental anti-corruptionwatchdog group based inBurundi.[1] It is known to be critical of the government ofBurundi and its policies.
The OLUCOME investigates allegations ofcorruption within the Burundian government and business sectors.[1] The organization claims to have investigated thousands ofembezzlement and corruption cases over the years.[1] OLUCOME has estimated that corruption, which it claims is rampant in the country, has cost Burundian citizens 236 billionBurundian francs between 2004 and 2009.[1]
The OLUCOME has charged that the government lost over 24 billion Burundian francs in 2008 alone, due to corruption and non-transparenttendering processes.[1]
The deputy chairman of OLUCOME,Ernest Manirumva, was killed in a knife attack at his home inBujumbura on April 9, 2009.[1] Manirumva was abducted from his OLUCOME office, and his home and work space were ransacked in the attack.[2] OLUCOME leaders have called for an international investigation into Manirumva's murder.[3]
In February 2012, OLUCOME presidentGabriel Rufyiri joined a Bujumbura rally on behalf of imprisoned anti-corruption activistFaustin Ndikumana, calling on the government to release him and become "more transparent in recruitment".[4]
