By Spy Uganda
The Government of Uganda has stepped up efforts to strengthen the fight against corruption following a high-level meeting of the Inter-Agency Forum for the Accountability Sector held on Thursday.
The meeting was chaired by the Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, Hon. Akello Rose Lilly Akello, who led discussions on proposed measures aimed at combating corruption and strengthening accountability across government institutions.
A key item on the agenda was an Action Paper outlining proposed measures to address corruption. The meeting also reviewed the proposed National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2026–2030, which is expected to provide the broader framework for implementing the measures contained in the action plan.
The strategy is intended to bring together efforts by various government institutions involved in preventing, investigating and prosecuting corruption, as well as promoting ethical conduct and accountability in public service.
The meeting brought together senior representatives from institutions across Uganda’s accountability, law enforcement, justice and governance sectors.
Those represented included the Inspectorate of Government, Criminal Investigations Directorate, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Anti-Corruption Court, Directorate for Ethics and Integrity, Office of the Auditor General, Leadership Code Tribunal, Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority, Health Monitoring Unit, Financial Intelligence Authority, Internal Security Organisation and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Other participants included representatives from the Secretariat of Patriotism, Uganda Revenue Authority, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, the Governance and Security Programme Secretariat, Attorney General’s Chambers, Judicial Service Commission and Education Service Commission.
The broad participation reflects the Government’s approach of coordinating institutions with different mandates to strengthen prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution and recovery of public resources linked to corruption.
The proposed National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2026–2030 will provide the policy framework under which the proposed interventions and action points are expected to be implemented once finalised.
The meeting comes as the Government continues to emphasise accountability, ethical leadership and prudent management of public resources as key elements in improving service delivery and public confidence in institutions.
Further consultations are expected as stakeholders work towards finalising the new strategy and translating its proposed measures into concrete actions.
