Anti-Corruption Body Wants Information Law
Oct 29, 2003
The Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) has called for an urgent law to allow the public access information as one way to stop corruption.
By Immaculate Tumwesigye
The Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) has called for an urgent law to allow the public access information as one way to stop corruption.
The ACCU coordinator, Lydia Bakaki, said, “The Government must present a bill in Parliament about access to information. We want information which even the semi-illiterate will be able to access.â€
Byakaki said this during a press conference on the anti-corruption week organised by civil society organisations at the National Theatre in Kampala on Friday.
The week meant to create awareness against corruption started on October 26 and will run until November 2.
“You cannot fight corruption if you don’t have the figures. The amount of money sent to a district must be pinned on the notice board and Government officials must be able to account for it,†Bakaki said.
She said public participation regarding the Poverty Eradication Action Plan and the local government have not been effectively realised due to the old fashioned, restrictive and secretive laws.
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The Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) has called for an urgent law to allow the public access information as one way to stop corruption.
The ACCU coordinator, Lydia Bakaki, said, “The Government must present a bill in Parliament about access to information. We want information which even the semi-illiterate will be able to access.â€
Byakaki said this during a press conference on the anti-corruption week organised by civil society organisations at the National Theatre in Kampala on Friday.
The week meant to create awareness against corruption started on October 26 and will run until November 2.
“You cannot fight corruption if you don’t have the figures. The amount of money sent to a district must be pinned on the notice board and Government officials must be able to account for it,†Bakaki said.
She said public participation regarding the Poverty Eradication Action Plan and the local government have not been effectively realised due to the old fashioned, restrictive and secretive laws.
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