Dr James Onyoin a Board Member at LEAD and a Certified Public Accountant, stressed the need to have NEDs who are "free of any encumbrances" so as to be able "to whip management" where need be.
Pheona Nabasa Wall, the Executive Director at LEAD, says that governance issues like misappropriation and corruption are sometimes not because of intention to commit an offense, but out of the lack of skill or preparation for a task.