Brenda Kamulegeya
19 November 2008
Kampala — ABOUT 20 reports on corruption have not been debated by Parliament, a senior government official has said.
Sydney Asubo, the director of legal affairs in the Inspectorate of Government, called on MPs to discuss the reports and find solutions to the problem.
He was speaking at an inter-university debate organised by the Uganda Debt Network at Hotel Equatoria in Kampala on Friday.
Asubo noted that despite constitutional provisions like the Access to Information Act 2005, there was still obscurity in gathering information, which, he said, had led the public to rely on the media.
He called for the partnership of the media with anti-corruption agencies in providing accurate information.
Ethics and integrity state minister Dr. James Nsaba Buturo said corruption was a complex matter with several interest groups.
"We do not know who should lead the battle," he said, adding that hypocrisy, paying lip-service and double standards were some of the challenges faced.
Responding to recent media reports that the Government did not have the political will to fight corruption, Buturo cited the Leadership Code Act, the Whistle Blowers Bill, the Anti-corruption Bill, the Anti-corruption Court and efforts made by the Government to strengthen agencies such as the Inspectorate of Government and the Attorney General's office.
He stressed that corruption cannot be handled by the Government alone and called for the involvement of other members of society to fight the vice.
Peter Tumwebaze, the Uganda Debt Network executive director, said the youth were a key group in the fight against corruption.
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