ACCU: Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda

As anti corruption activists, we were disturbed when the president stated that corruption cases would now be tried by the court martial. His Excellency the   president said this, well knowing that the jurisdiction of the court martial does not extend to corruption cases, and this would mean amending both the Constitution. However, assuming the Constitution was amended and the Court martial given the powers to handle corruption cases, would the vice be eliminated? My guess is as good as yours.

In Uganda, it is a common phenomenon for motorists to drive on the road in a zigzag manner.  This prompted Professor one Mahmood Mamdani to assert that. “In Uganda when you see some one driving in a zigzag, he/she is sober and when one drives straight, he/she is drunk”.

All this is due to the poor state of our roads that has persistently prevailed over decades and characterizing the NRM regime. In his speech during the 2010/2011 budget presentations, the president of Uganda His Excellency Y.K Museveni promised to create a crack unit comprised of NRM young cadres to fight corruption in the road sector a move I applauded though with reservations.