In a turn of events, President Yoweri Museveni has continued to show that he is not ready to give up on thieves stealing money in his government.
In a recycled video, a recap of his January address to the nation, President Museveni vowed that by the time ”we run out of space in Luzira, people will have lost appetite for corruption.”
“The battle against corruption is more achievable and is not as tough as it seems,” The President added in a short minute posted by the Criminal Investigations Directorate in January this year.
Watch Museveni’s Video on Corruption below
Since the year began, several people including Members of Parliament have been battling corruption charges and are currently residents of Luzira prison.
The latest to fall prey is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa, Igara East MP, Michael Mawanda, Elgon County MP, Mudimi Wamakuyu, and their Busiki County counterpart, Paul Akamba.
The quartet is jointly charged with Leonard Kavundira, principal cooperative officer in the Ministry of Trade, and city lawyer, Julius Kirya Taitankoko.
According to the President, the current problem of corruption in the country is mainly being spearheaded by the Permanent Secretaries, Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), Town Clerks and Gombolola Chiefs.
“These are the four people in Uganda who are in charge of government money, personnel, jobs and procurement. So, the corruption which is happening is because of these four and unfortunately, they have let themselves down but we are here,” he says.
“I have your support and that of the freedom fighters and the victims are also there so the three of us, we are going to crush the corrupt.”
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