Corruption can be successfully fought by collective effort

Several measures like whistle blowing, sermons by religious leaders, peaceful demonstrations by political and civil society activists, and of recent cutting off aid by development partners , to mention but a few have not helped to address the vice of corruption

Uganda is one of the few countries that have strong laws and institutions that are charged with combating corruption, one wonders why the vice is steadily eating up our society!
Several measures like whistle blowing, sermons by religious leaders, peaceful demonstrations by political and civil society activists, and of recent cutting off aid by development partners , to mention but a few have not helped to address the vice of corruption!

Almost every year, the President pledges to fight corruption in his government but it seems as if his warnings only exacerbate the vice.
Corruption is on the rise simply because, Ugandans think that the battle against corruption is bestowed upon government, religious and civil society or politicians alone.
All Ugandans from the lowest social unit of family and regardless of socio-economic and political status must jointly embrace the fight against corruption.

Like Aids and terrorism , corruption needs the concerted effort of all Ugandans if it is to be combated.
Bernard Luyiga,
bluyig@yahoo.com