The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
The civil society group noted that the office of the auditor general that is part of government had already produced a report that can be used to apprehend the thieves yet the same government decided to again ‘steal’ from its people by diverting monies that would have been used to improve service delivery.
“When those in custody of our resources decide to divert monies meant for dying children and pregnant mothers, in order to build a political patronage system of survival one is left wondering how far our government will continue to blatantly and arrogantly rob its citizens,” the statement said.
Kagaba reiterated that refunding the money from the consolidated fund is no guarantee that the money will not be stolen again. She said the donors should know that this is a government gimmick aimed at hoodwinking them that the government has reformed.
“By accepting the money, they have set the country on course for a vicious cycle where they give money to Uganda, it is stolen, they demand it is paid back, it gets paid back and when contented they release more money which will be stolen again and the cycle continues.
Kagaba said window dressing the problem would not take the corruption cancer away.
She insisted that the donors should have realized by now that Uganda is a high-risk country when it comes to corruption and come up with mechanisms to ensure that whatever money they send to Uganda is very well utilized.
