Culturally there is a saying that while as Men are the head of the Family, Women are seen as the neck of the family, literally meaning that as Men provide for the family Women have always been seen at the centre of directing home affairs and management.

Women farming in their group garden in Gulu

Corruption in society is a viewed as a wider complex problem, which requires first understanding before solutions are rolled out; from moral decadence, praising the rich to political impunity and inefficient policies.

Women play a central role in fighting corruption right from their homes before we can even role out their responsibilities in their communities.

Not that women are not corrupt themselves but the position they hold is central in fighting corruption, In the African setup women are seen as custodians of improving morals and proper upbringing of children in a home, this is central if addressing the causes of corruption is to take centre stage.

As the saying goes; “charity begins At home” children’s behavior in the community and later public institutions is reflective of their moral upbringing.

Notwithstanding women are highly regarded by men as central in imparting and disciplining the young generation considering the fact that they spend more time with the children than men, who are always out fending for their wellbeing.

Studies have it that children confide more and share with their mothers about personal issues, who in turn provide solutions and suggestions, but even go further to solving amicably arising issues.

It is this nurturing role in women that if clearly defined and considered shall help anticorruption activists tackle corruption, for it is every person’s role to fight corruption.

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They noted that both institutions are grossly understaffed making monitoring and implementation of all the laws against corruption a milestone.

The IGG urged MPs to always move beyond paper accountability and conduct physical inspection to establish works undertaken by contracted companies and individuals.

Baku warned legislators not to overstep their mandate by undertaking to investigate cases of graft and abuse of office which is legally under the office of the IGG.

Legislators urged the Police and IGG to exercise their mandate with impartiality citing several cases where the institutions had failed to conclusively investigate cases.

The joint interactive meeting sought to improve working relations between the oversight committees of Parliament and the government departments of CID, IGG and DPP.

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He raised the concerns while contesting the amount of money the power generation companies demand for continuing of power generation to minimize  the current load shedding.

Katoto says the power suppliers demand 171 million dollars which is higher than the 135 million dollars cost of the fuel the country imports per year.

He said that MPS should be on alert to detect corruption in companies supplying power because part of the funds they ask for power generation could be benefiting individuals at the expense of poor Ugandans.

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IGG Raphael Baku

Legislators have expressed anger that many of the suspects are cleared by the IGG with a handful being prosecuted in the courts of law.

Members of the ninth Parliament, MPs Muhammad Nsereko (Kampala), Nebanda  Cerinah (Butaleja) and Lukyamuzi Ken(Rubaga South)said the IGG should be impartial in executing his constitutionally delegated duties.

They reaffirmed the need for reduction in duplication of duties and the need to separate politics from the work of the IGG.

But IGG Raphael Baku says the fight against corruption can drastically reduce if improvements in the wages of civil servants are undertaken by government. He says the meager pay checks for many of the public servants places them in vulnerable positions.

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The plot which features a military canal in the center was set up by the colonialist as a public recreation centre for children.

There are now reports that the Entebbe municipal council has illegally sold it off to an identified private investor which raised concerns from Entebbe residents.

An eye witness says development work on the recreation center had already started before the work was stopped by police.

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