 On 4 September 2008, Koroma declared his assets to the Sierra Leone Anti-corruption Commission and signed into law the country's new Anti-Corruption Bill of 2008 at the State House in Freetown.Under the new law, it is compulsory for the president and other government officials to declare their assets and update them annually.Koroma has given the country's anti-corruption commission more powers to investigate and prosecute corrupt officials.