Steven Ariong, Karamoja – With the high corruption rate eating away at Uganda’s very foundation, the Karamoja Anticorruption Coalition, an NGO operating in Nabilatuk District, has resorted to conducting anticorruption sessions in secondary schools with the aim of fostering a corruption-free mindset in students.
Speaking to this publication at the training in Moroto High School, Dr. Mukisa Ayub, the director of the Karamoja Anticorruption Coalition, said most corrupt leaders were not taught about the impact of corruption on society during their teenage years.
“When we start sensitizing these students about the dangers of corruption at this stage, by the time they get jobs, they will serve this country wholeheartedly and without being corrupt,” he said.
This publication has learned that while the country is facing challenges caused by corrupt officials, Karamoja is facing a particularly tough situation where most government projects are not completed as a result of corruption.
With funding from the Danish Embassy and GIZ, the Karamoja Anticorruption Coalition has so far trained students from four schools, namely Nabilatuk, Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Napak.
Moses Olokut, one of the students, said corruption has caused many students and pupils in Karamoja to study under dilapidated structures, something he said must be fought hard.
