Uganda: Society Must Stop Glorifying the Corrupt

20 November 2012
opinion

CORRUPTION needs no introduction in Uganda. The media in recent times has been awash with stories of corruption cases that point to a toxic state of affairs.

A few years ago, the World Bank estimated that we lose about $300m (sh777b) per year to corruption. A quick review of the transparency international corruption perception index will reveal that corruption is considered to be 'highly rampant' in Uganda with consistent scores of less than three over the last five years.

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