The Directorate of Ethics and Integrity has handed over 60 motorcycles worth over 1 billion shillings to the Uganda Police Anti Corruption Squad to ease the transport of the police in their work of curbing corruption in Uganda.

These motorcycles are part of the project by USAID on corruption that started in 2007 and ended in 2009.

However, the Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi while presiding over the handover of the Motor Cycles at the Office of the Prime Ministers Chambers has said the reason why the motorcycles have come much later after the completion of the project is because they were delayed by the procurement procedures but most importantly is that they have finally been handed over to police.

Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi

Nsibambi has also called upon the police to ensure the proper maintenance of the motorcycles and not to be negligent like many other public officers are on public assets such as these.

The Prime Minister says he is happy with the move of giving the police motorcycles because they are flexible and will ease the work of the police in fighting corruption.

The Directorate also handed over a station wagon to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for the same purpose of fighting corruption in Uganda.

Despite Uganda having five institutions that are geared towards the fight against corruption namely the Anti Corruption Court, the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, the Directorate of Public Prosecution, Inspectorate of Government and Public Procurement and disposal of Assets directorate, corruption still remains a big challenge in Uganda and with many reports indicating the practice is widespread.

By Tiberindwa Zakaria, Ultimate Media