UGANDA: Former Cabinet Minister Decries Corruption, Urging Citizens Help to Address Moral Decadence
Daniel Omara Atubo, Former Lands, Housing and Urban Development minister
Uganda’s former Lands, Housing and Urban Development Minister Daniel Omara Atubo has urged Ugandans to address the moral problems in the country in a situation where reports indicate that over 30,000 Primary School teachers were discovered to be lacking the qualifications to teach young learners.
The Ministry of Education and Sports said the teachers were found to have forged academic papers and appointment letters in the on-going teachers’ verification and registration exercise.
Atubo who was on 29th August 2019 being hosted on Lira Diocese’s Radio Wa, implored Ugandans to make it a priority the struggle to find a remedy to moral decadence in Uganda.
Reacting to the reports, he cited acceptance of bribery and corruption as the order of the day, saying it is because of lack of moral courage that has penetrated the government systems.
“There are rampant cases of corruption in the country and it should be the priority of the current regime to find a solution to. This to me is a degeneration of moral values in society,” said Hon. Daniel Atubo.
Honourable Omara Atubo noted that, it is time for all Ugandans with support from Government institutions and civil society to join Religious leaders in the struggle to restore the morality that once existed in the society.
The former minister said for the last 30 years, the Uganda Government has been aware of the extent to which corruption has coated its reputations but that the struggle to find a solution has never been a priority, adding that politicians have always attempted to shift the blame to others instead of solving the problem.
He decried how political practices and activities have turned moral values upside down and urged all Ugandans to strive collectively to rebuild the country’s moral foundation for the future generations.
Currently, the former minister said Uganda is lacking ‘Servant Leaders’ who can promote transparency, free and fair elections and fundamental human rights among others.
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By Isaac Ojok, St. Mary’s National Major Seminary Ggaba
