NO MORE “KITU KIDOGO” WITH FORMATION OF KYEGEGWA DISTRICT INTEGRITY PROMOTION FORUM.

Mr. Keneth Kauta, reads through the Constitution

It was a day of anxiety and ambitions when the political and technical leaders converged at Kyegegwa district Hall to have an induction meeting on the district integrity Forum on 21/08/2012. The invited guest came in one at a time until the resident district Commission, the Chairperson LCV and the Chief Administrative Officer arrived. The meeting was facilitated by  Mr.  Keneth Kauta  Principal Ethics Officer from  The Directorate for Ethics  and Integrity of the Office of the president.

District Charperson Kyegegwa LG, Mr. Norman Birungi,

The Chairperson LCV   Mr. Norman Birungi  noted that, gone are the days when in order   for one to get service  he/she would be asked for “Kitu kidogo"  for example majority of the citizens believe that police bond was  not free and that one cannot get a job without bribing the district officials.  “But how can we ensure that we change the world without ‘ Kitu Kidogo’ for a common person to feel the purpose as to why they voted their leaders”  that  was the concern of majority of the participants who attended the  induction meeting in Kyegegwa District on 21 August, 2012. About 65 participants attended drawn from heads of departments, senior Administrative Assistants, LCIIIs, Town Clerk, Police, religious leaders and CSO representatives.  

The RDC of Kyegegwa district Ms. Nyakwera Baguma noted that the government had lost resources because of  moral decay among leaders yet they hold offices on behalf of citizens.   She emphasized that leaders needed  to conduct themselves in a manner that promotes integrity as well as involve other stakeholders in order to achieve intended purpose. She condemned corruption and thanked RWECO for facilitating and promoting the District Integrity Promotion Forums.

RDC Kyegegwa, Ms. Nyakwera Baguma, giving opening remarks

No wonder the facilitator’s revelation that Uganda had many policies and laws on anti corruption  like the zero tolerance to corruption embraced in the NRM manifesto in 2006, the decentralization policy of  0f 1997, leadership code of conduct, whistle blowers Act 2010, Access to information Act, the public finance and accountability Act, the Audit Act, the Penal Code Act  and  the National Values Policy which will be launched on 9th October 2012, made the participants wonder why there is an increase in corruption  tendencies  in the current government  despite the policies and Laws that criminalizes corruption. ‘I think its not the laws that will solve the issue but we need to rethink our strategy and address the public concern of moral decay and ensure ethical values of all members of the society. It is my prayer that if Kyegegwa District Integrity Forum is launched, poor service delivery and corruption will be history’.

The DIPF team at Kyegegwa, here we say no to Corruption

 Thanks to the efforts of the Director RIDE-Africa, the Coordinator RWECO and Resident District commissioner who mobilized  the participants from all corners including civil servants, judiciary, religious leaders  and the consideration to invite the senior citizen (PWD) who had maneuvered all the way to attend the meeting to attend the induction meeting. The meeting was among others attended by  the district Chairperson V, the chief administrative Officer,  the resident n District commissioner, the district police Commander, Representatives from CSO’s, representative of the town council,  representatives of religious leaders  and  the heads of department  at the district.

By Sheila K
RWECO