VIDEO: A new survey has ranked Lango sub region as the most corrupt in the country. The 2015 Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) national service delivery survey report launched in the eastern town of Mbale indicates that the sub region, which is returning to normalcy after over two decades of war, …
Read More »IGG Mulyagonja launches new five year strategic plan
With the Pensions scam and the Katosi Road scandal as high pro- file corruption cases that come to mind, Irene Mulyagonja, the Inspector General of Government, recently told her staff to ‘tighten their belts’ as Uganda now faces a new form of corruption that requires innovative strategies to deal with …
Read More »ISO, PSs to lead fight against corruption
The Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and Permanent Secretaries should be at the forefront in the fight against corruption, president Yoweri Museveni has said. “ISO and Permanent Secretaries and other accounting officers at district level are the ones who should help us fight corruption because they have a countrywide network,” Museveni …
Read More »Fighting corruption top item at Kyankwanzi retreat
Fighting corruption will be high on the agenda when Ugandan leaders head to the National Leadership Retreat Kyankwnazi, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has said. “Corruption is one of the bottlenecks of government. Yes corruption will be tackled as one of the key issues at the retreat,” Rugunda told the press …
Read More »COMMENT: Museveni’s actions, not words, will defeat corruption
COMMENT: By Cissy Kagaba While celebrating 20 years of National Resistance Movement in power at Kololo ceremonial grounds in 2006, President Museveni said that he did not know that the country had been wrecked by corruption. He then vowed to fight corruption in all forms. Ten years later, the President …
Read More »Five arrested for training child to pretend he was president’s son
La Paz, Bolivia | AFP | Bolivia has arrested five people for allegedly coaching a boy to pretend he was President Evo Morales’ son, and paying his family, in a soap opera-style scandal that has riveted the country, officials said Saturday. “The boy was told his entire education would be …
Read More »BUDGET: Museveni warns telecoms on tax evasion
President Yoweri Museveni has said government will acquire the latest communication equipment to end what he termed rampant tax evasion and corruption within telecom companies in Uganda. He said estimates indicate that the country was losing up to $400m (sh1.2 trillion) in tax per year. “There is still tax evasion …
Read More »IGG, FIA to work together in fight against corruption
The Inspectorate of Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) to share financial intelligence information int he fight to eliminate money laundering and corruption in general. The memorandum will enhance the partnership between the two institutions so that they can achieve their …
Read More »Just return our stolen assets, Nigeria’s Buhari tells UK PM
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday that he did not want an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron for calling his country “fantastically corrupt”, but said Britain could return assets stolen by officials who fled to London. “I am not going to demand any …
Read More »Platini ban appeal fails, will quit as UEFA president
Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday rejected an appeal by Michel Platini against a six year ban from football saying it was “not convinced” a $2 million payment from FIFA was legitimate. CAS cut the ban to four years however saying the punishment …
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