PRESIDENT MUSEVENI TO LEAD ANTI-CORRUPTION WALK

His Excellency the President will on Wednesday 4th December lead the country in a walk to highlight the gains made in the fight against corruption and announce the government’s plans to stem the vice going forward.

The walk starting 8am,which will be held under the theme“A CORRUPTION-FREE UGANDA;IT STARTS WITH ME”, will see the President walk from Constitutional Square in the city centre to Kololo Independence Grounds—a distance of about four kilometres.

Other government, religious, traditional and civil society leaders are expected to join the President in the walk. TheAnti-Corruption walk will be part of Uganda’s participation in the Global recognition of the Anticorruption week, whose theme is “Promoting Accountability for National Development.”

Members of the public are also urged to join His Excellency the President in this walk as as how of their own commitment to support the fight against corruption.

On December 10th, 2018,President Museveni launched the State House Anti-Corruption Unit,a 24-hour rapid response unit to  receive and respond to corruption related complaints from the public. Since inception, the unit has received 58,415complaints, concluded8,022, is currently investigating4,017 and has referred 35,280cases to relevant MDAs. A total of 111people have been charged in court, with 79public officials interdicted. 6officials have been charged