Graft irks Papal envoy
THE apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Christophe Pierre, has blamed the government for failing to fight corruption.
By Joel Ogwang
THE apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Christophe Pierre, has blamed the government for failing to fight corruption.
Citing the Global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB scam, he said the rampant corruption in top government institutions failed donor-funded projects.
“To me it’s an understatement to say donor-funding has increased poverty in Uganda, when you have very selfish and corrupt individuals manning these projects,†he said.
The Global Fund recently announced a temporary suspension of five of its grants to Uganda, citing mismanagement of the project.
Consequently, president Yoweri Museveni appointed a commission, chaired by Justice James Ogoola, to investigate the alleged flaws.
The commission is yet to produce a final report of its findings.
Pierre said the scam is an eye opener to the government to “clean up its institutions.â€
“This is the time to act. These people were not mindful of the HIV/AIDS victims’ suffering,†he said.
THE apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Christophe Pierre, has blamed the government for failing to fight corruption.
Citing the Global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB scam, he said the rampant corruption in top government institutions failed donor-funded projects.
“To me it’s an understatement to say donor-funding has increased poverty in Uganda, when you have very selfish and corrupt individuals manning these projects,†he said.
The Global Fund recently announced a temporary suspension of five of its grants to Uganda, citing mismanagement of the project.
Consequently, president Yoweri Museveni appointed a commission, chaired by Justice James Ogoola, to investigate the alleged flaws.
The commission is yet to produce a final report of its findings.
Pierre said the scam is an eye opener to the government to “clean up its institutions.â€
“This is the time to act. These people were not mindful of the HIV/AIDS victims’ suffering,†he said.