Talk:Joshua Phoho Setipa

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Private Eye report and UN Audit report

In relation to recent edits on this page, there is currently a debate about whether to include recent published information about the candidate when the election is up close. This information was published in a reputed British magazine, Private Eye, and quotes United Nations audit reports that are available in the public domain. Therefore, I believe they should be quoted in the article - albeit in a more concise form.

The link to the UN Audit report is below:

https://oios.un.org/file/9483/download?token=UuU29HQP

The Private Eye article is published in print: "Commonwealth Games - Setipa up". Private Eye. 2024-09-13. p. 39 TheBoateur (talk) 09:47, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi The Boateur,

The UN Audit report does not mention Setipa by name, so using it as a source seems to be original research. Unfortunately I don't have access to the article in the Private Eye so I can't see the original source, however the Private Eye is often satirical and opinionated, and I could not find any other media sources to back up these claims. I am open to the idea of including this in some form, however the original edit gave undue weight to recent developments and seemed to undermine the neutrality of the article right before an election. Alexwiki0496 (talk) 10:30, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alexwiki0496,

Many thanks for your reply. I absolutely agree that the original edit was too long which impacted the neutrality of the article. Could I suggest a more concise inclusion that would better meet the editorial standard? I have suggested two versions below?

It is generally the United Nation's standard for official reports, including audit reports, to remain impersonal and not directly name individuals. It is immediately verifiable from the audit report that it covers the period January 2019 to 30 September 2021. Within the Wikipedia article itself it references a source that indicates that Setipa served as Managing Director of the bank from 2018 to 2022. As a result, the audit report covers his tenure of the Technology Bank.

For a further source, you can see from the UN Technology Bank's Council Minutes from 2022. It mentions that the previous Managing Director departed at the end of December 2021.

[1]https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n23/203/96/pdf/n2320396.pdf

As for the Private Eye article, I have taken a screenshot and provided it at the link below. Whilst Private Eye is often satirical and opinionated you can see from the article that it is informative and well-sourced. The allegations from the article were put by Private Eye to Joshua and it includes a response statement from him. I have provided a link to an image of the article.

[2]https://ibb.co/nL4vWZn

One suggested (and more concise edit) would be (with the appropriate sources flagged):

According to Private Eye, Setipa was suspended from United Nations Technology Bank in December 2021 following a United Nations Office Internal Oversight Services (UNOIOS) investigation. The UNTBLDC board later identified numerous shortcomings in the bank’s management and structure, while a 2022 OIOS report was highly critical of Setipa’s leadership, highlighting competence and integrity issues in hiring and procurement. Setipa has denied allegations of incompetence and mediocrity but did not challenge his suspension. The OIOS report was published before Setipa was appointed to the Commonwealth as a Director. Setipa told Private Eye magazine in the UK that he had disclosed 'everything' about the UN investigation to the Commonwealth before he was hired.

An alternative suggested edit would be:

An audit report by the United Nations Office Internal Oversight Services (UNOIOS) which covered the period from January 2019 to 30 September 2021 whilst Setipa was Managing Director, outlined shortcomings of the bank in terms of hiring and procurement. The report notes that "operations of the bank were hampered by ineffective annual work planning and an inadequate accountability for results". The report notes that UN procurement rules were not followed, around one third of the annual budget was used for travel and that the bank failed to provide adequate reporting for many of these trips.

I am open minded about the scope of the edit and appreciate your valuable feedback.

Thanks TheBoateur (talk) 13:16, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is now an additional article in Africa Confidential which is worth reflecting in the wikipedia page.

"One afternoon, at the end of 2021, a team from the UN headquarters in New York flew in unannounced to visit Setipa’s offices south of Istanbul – and replaced him on the spot. The UN’s Audit Report and Functional Review subsequently terminated Setipa’s position.

The main problems listed in the review were huge overspends on administration and travel, lost or missing expense accounts, and a failure to establish oversight structures."

https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15207/race-tightens-as-african-contenders-vie-for-top-post TheBoateur (talk) 18:24, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]