Edward Anyoli
8 July 2008
Kampala — SIXTY-NINE newly recruited resident state attorneys have been trained to handle corruption cases.
The three-month training sponsored by USAID aimed at equipping the attorneys with skills in controlling and preventing graft in public institutions.
The state attorneys, who graduated with certificates, will be posted this week to various parts of the country.
While passing them out at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Monday, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Richard Buteera, warned the state attorneys against being corrupt.
He said they would only prosecute cases effectively if they avoided corruption.
"The fight against corruption begins with you; a prosecutor who is corrupt cannot fight corruption. Protect yourself from corruption first and then you can effectively fight it."
Buteera promised to continue providing training to the attorneys to make them more effective.
The DPP's office, Buteera announced, had introduced a new training programme in environmental law, human rights and money laundering for the state attorneys.
Peter Riley, the USAID chief of party, said the US government was committed to helping Uganda fight corruption.
"As any other war, corruption is a powerful and destructive force that undermines efforts to promote economic development."
Riley said his government would continue to support the training of state attorneys and prosecution of corrupt officers.
"For you to fulfill your responsibilities in this fight against crime and corruption, it is essential that you are properly trained."
Phillip Munaba, on behalf of the graduates, promised to implement all skills learnt to end to graft.
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