The first Lady Janet kataaha Museveni has accused the public of equally getting involved in corruption much as it is a government intervention to end the vice in the country.
“Whereas the public may look at corruption as a government
problem, they too do participate in fueling this evil because
either they pay the corrupt officials or they collaborate with
corrupt lawyers to get government compensation for what
they don’t deserve”. She said During the launch of the 2021 anti corruption campaign at State house Entebe.
Janet said that even with government having several measures in place to curb the vice, the public’s perceived and actual corruption has remained high in society.
“This tells us that we must
go beyond the anti-corruption legal and institutional
frameworks. We must strategically engage the citizenry,
solicit their participation, and ensure that they own this
campaign against corruption”. She said.
Children were encouraged to participate in citizen social accountability since they are “quite susceptible to misinformation and speculation”.
” I want to challenge us today that we
champion both the fight against corruption while at the
same time giving people hope that all is not gloom and doom”. She said encouraging the public.
The president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in December 2019 led thousands of people in a march against corruption calling those involved parasites and vowing to fight the vice which some opposition leaders called a waste of time.
The Launch of the Anti-Corruption Campaign 2021 wrnt under the
Theme: “Promoting Active Citizen Participation in
Social Accountability.”
