READ FULL SPEECH STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS FINAL COPY 6TH JUNE _0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to ‘crush’ public servants and political leaders that steal Government money, as he steps up his fight against corruption. “I have been getting good information about …
Read More »UK sanctions Anita Among, Kitutu, Nandutu over corruption
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | The UK on Tuesday announced sanctions on the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, and former Ministers, Gorreti Kituti and Agnes Nandutu. The trio is accused of stealing from the poor communities of Karamoja in the infamous iron sheet scandal. Anita Among was among the …
Read More »Junior civil servants tell IGG why they are reluctant to report corruption cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Junior civil servants have told the IGG Beti Olive Namisango Kamya-Turomwe that they are reluctant to report cases of corruption due to dependence on tokens received from their superiors. In the ongoing campaign to tackle corruption within government institutions, the IGG, during a meeting …
Read More »MUSEVENI: RDCs, LCs should be at the frontline against corruption
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the corrupt are parasites that delay and undermine the country’s transformation efforts, and has hailed religious leaders for speaking out against the vice. ” I was very happy to hear the religious leaders’ message of condemning corruption. Keep it …
Read More »Archbishop Kaziimba: Fighting corruption comes with job risks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Most Rev. Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, has asked all people occupying public offices to refrain from engaging in corruption. Speaking during the Easter Sunday service at All Saints Cathedral Church in Nakasero, Archbishop Kazimba explained that …
Read More »SA Parliament speaker takes ‘leave’ amid corruption allegations
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | Speaker of the South African National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Thursday that she will take “special leave” from her position amid allegations of corruption against her and media speculations of her imminent arrest. “Given the seriousness of the allegations and the attendant …
Read More »NUP replaces Mpuuga with Zaake amid Corruption Claims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP), made a significant change in its representation in the Parliamentary Commission. Mathias Mpuuga, who held the position, has been recalled over corruption allegations. Acting president of NUP, Lina Zedriga, conveyed this decision in a letter dated March 15, 2024, citing …
Read More »Why all across Africa, citizens view police as ‘most corrupt’
Uganda Police Force less trusted and one of the most corrupt on the continent COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | For every two citizens across Africa, one thinks “most” or “all” police officials in their country are corrupt, according to the latest round of continent-wide surveys done by Afrobarometer, a pan-African, …
Read More »Uganda’s government by loot
Why we need to rethink the ethics of our inherited state institutions and the democratic politics that underpin them. THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The revelations of massive abuse of public resources by our legislators led by the speaker, Anita Among, continues to animate public debate on social and traditional …
Read More »Among blocks debate on corruption reports from the social media
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has blocked debate on the corruption allegations against her. The Speaker, who has been in the limelight over an alleged scandal about the Parliamentary Commission funds said she will not respond to rumors. It is the first time that …
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