After KPK Monitoring, Malang Mayor: We Ask to Be Reminded So We Don’t Become Complacent

MALANG, KOMPAS.com - Malang Mayor Wahyu Hidayat, along with members of the Malang City DPRD, welcomed a visit from the Deputy Team for Prevention and Monitoring of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the Malang City DPRD Building, East Java, on Wednesday (9/23/2026).

The agenda, which lasted nearly 12 hours from 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM WIB, involved Wahyu confirming that the Malang City Government and DPRD officials were gathered by the KPK team for monitoring and prevention activities.

Wahyu noted that similar activities are routinely conducted by the KPK in various regions, including several areas within East Java.

“We discussed several matters, but the essence was a reminder regarding the existing regulations, related to issues that have been flagged,” Wahyu said Wednesday evening (9/23/2026).

There were no specific issues under discussion concerning the City of Malang during the meeting.

According to Wahyu, the KPK team mostly reminded local government and DPRD officials to carry out all stages of governance in compliance with laws and regulations.

From drafting, planning, utilization, control, to oversight, all must refer to the applicable rules.

“There was no specific discussion. Essentially, it was a lot of reminders related to incidents occurring in other regions,” Wahyu explained.

Several points of attention during the meeting included DPRD’s aspirational proposals (pokir), grant funds, and the recess activities of Malang City DPRD members.

Wahyu expressed hope that such preventative activities by the KPK will continue so that executive and legislative officials in Malang remain aligned with the mandates of the law.

“We want the KPK team to keep coming to Malang, to keep reminding us so we don’t become complacent. I am thankful that the prevention team is here to continuously remind us,” he said.

The Chairperson of the Malang City DPRD, Amithya Ratnanggani Sirraduhita, stated that the DPRD participated in the event as part of the KPK’s prevention activities.

She said that DPRD, together with the Malang City Government, is striving to realize accountable and transparent governance while staying within the corridor of regulations.

“We are trying to realize a government, especially the Malang City Government, that is accountable, transparent, and definitely operates within the corridors of the regulations as explained earlier by the Mayor,” Amithya said.

When asked about the aspirational proposals and grant funds, Amithya confirmed that both topics were discussed during the joint session with the KPK.

However, Amithya noted that there was no special emphasis from the KPK regarding the aspirational proposals or grant funds.

She explained that aspirational proposals are part of the local government’s program planning. Hence, the planning process must follow the established mechanisms.

“So the planning must be proper. In principle, we have standards such as RPJMD [Regional Medium-Term Development Plan], there is a workflow, and we follow all of that,” Amithya concluded.