Uganda Legal Profile

Uganda’s anti-corruption framework consists of the Anti-Corruption Act, the Penal Code, the Inspectorate of Government Act 2002, the Public Finance Management Act 2015 and the Leadership Code Act 2002 (LCA). The Penal Code provides instruments to deal with various corruption offenses such as embezzlement, financial loss, abuse of office and fraud. The LCA is designed to increase transparency and to control corruption among senior public officials. It also criminalises attempted corruption, active and passive bribery, extortion, bribery of a foreign official and abuse of office. 

Uganda’s judicial sector has a high risk of corruption due to political interference. Giving bribes and irregular payments in return for favourable judicial decisions are common in Uganda. Bribery and political influence in the judiciary is widespread in the lower courts.

Uganda is a signatory to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, and it is a member state of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. In 2017 Chief Justice Bart Katureebe recognised the extent of corruption in Uganda and the fact that it infiltrates the judiciary. Chief Justice Katureebe indicated that in several cases, corrupt judicial officers have been found guilty by the courts but were ultimately set free by the same corrupt system.

References

Uganda Corruption Report, https://www.ganintegrity.com/portal/country-profiles/uganda/

Uganda Corruption Report, https://www.ganintegrity.com/portal/country-profiles/uganda/

Uganda Corruption Report, https://www.ganintegrity.com/portal/country-profiles/uganda/

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