{"id":30343,"date":"2022-04-29T14:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/mps-reject-govts-shs2-5b-request-to-teach-morals"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:44:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:44:38","slug":"mps-reject-govts-shs2-5b-request-to-teach-morals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/mps-reject-govts-shs2-5b-request-to-teach-morals","title":{"rendered":"MPs reject govt\u2019s Shs2.5b request to teach morals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The parliamentary Budget Committee yesterday rejected a Shs2.5 billion request by the ministry of Ethics and Integrity to fund government processes of instilling morals and generating policies to end corruption in the country.<\/p>\n

The Presidential Affairs Committee chairperson, Ms Jessica Ababiku, while presenting the department\u2019s budget estimates contained in a draft report, said it was necessary to finance such efforts to tackle soaring levels of corruption in the country since campaigns against the same haven\u2019t yielded any results.<\/p>\n

However, legislators on the Budget Committee chaired by Mr Patrick Isiagi (Kachumbala) vehemently rejected Ms Ababiku\u2019s proposal and reminded her how it would be a duplication of roles since several leaders, including religious and other entities, have offered the same service without demanding any penny.<\/p>\n

Key among the MPs who objected to the proposal was Mr Fox Odoi (West Budama), who said the government proposal \u201cis corruption itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis country doesn\u2019t need any more laws to fight corruption. We have more than enough. This is completely ridiculous. If anybody tells you, they need more money to develop policies, that person is corrupt. This amount of money should be reallocated,\u201d Mr Odoi said.<\/p>\n

But Ms Ababiku insisted such messages from religious leaders and anti-corruption crusaders weren\u2019t enough to make meaningful impact.<\/p>\n

She said such funds would also facilitate rollout of campaigns denouncing the vice across the country.<\/p>\n

Justification<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is meant to change the mindset of the young people and their view towards corruption. However, this critical activity is inadequately funded,\u201d Ms Ababiku said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor instance, of the Shs3b budgeted for formulation and dissemination of anti-corruption laws, only Shs150 million was allocated,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

But Mr Odoi advised that the government should borrow a leaf from churches, mosques and other religious entities that do the same tasks of instilling discipline among Ugandans, without asking for money.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a problem with instilling morals in citizenry, what deliverable is that? I know that the churches, mosques and the pastors on the road side do this at no cost to the taxpayer and they have been doing this for hundreds of years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bugweri Woman MP Rachael Magoola said that supporting such a request is unfounded since parents play the biggest contribution in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that you can teach morals needs to be scrapped from the budget. Morals are something that are developed at a very early stage. Morals can\u2019t be worn like a jacket. That is a bottomless pit, you can\u2019t train anyone to be morally upright, you develop the character from a young age,\u201d Ms Magoola said.<\/p>\n

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