{"id":66114,"date":"2024-02-02T06:55:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T06:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=66114"},"modified":"2024-02-02T06:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T06:33:03","slug":"adopt-new-techniques-to-fight-corruption-csos-tell-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/adopt-new-techniques-to-fight-corruption-csos-tell-govt","title":{"rendered":"Adopt new techniques to fight corruption, CSOs tell govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Civil Society Organizations (CSO) under Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF) have urged government entities in charge of fighting corruption and advocating for human rights to double the efforts in executing their mandates, saying \u201cthere is urgent need to revamp the national image from last year\u2019s corruption scandals and gross human rights violations.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During a Wednesday press briefing in Kampala, UNNGOF board Chairperson Margaret Sekaggya emphasized that the country is likely to have lost colossal sums of taxpayers\u2019 money in a number of corruption scandals that were brought to the forefront in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ssekaggya noted that: \u201cThese [corruption scandals] are not mere setbacks but significant obstacles that threaten to erode the very foundations of our nation\u2019s integrity and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey [corruption cases] cast a long shadow over our societal ambitions and also challenge our determination to foster a culture of accountability and transparency,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) executive director Henry Nuguzi urged government agencies to learn to deal with the modern corruption tricks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike the old days of money exchanging hands, perpetrators have learnt new tricks, we now have trans-national corruption rackets. Therefore, the government should invest in research and investigation if the vice is to be limited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The CSO\u2019s statements against corruption come barely a day after Uganda was reported to be among the 30 most corrupt countries across the globe and fourth in East Africa, according to the 2023, Transparency International global corruption index report.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics from the same report further revealed that last year\u2019s efforts against corruption did not yield any fruits as Uganda maintained its 2022 score of 26 per cent, which is still far below the global average of 43 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Among others, the key 2023 corruption scandals includes the misappropriation of the iron sheets meant for vulnerable communities in Uganda\u2019s Karamoja sub-region under the Office of the Prime minister. A scandal regarding mismanagement of the gorilla tracking funds by some Uganda Wildlife authority (UWA) staff was also prominent in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. 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