Browsing by Author "Nsibambi, Apolo"

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    Corruption in Uganda
    (Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, 1987) Nsibambi, Apolo
    What is corruption? A public official is corrupt if he accepts money or money's worth for doing something that is his duty anyway, that is not his duty, or to exercise a legitimate discretion for improper reasons.We must distinguish between public and private corruption. Public corruption entails using the state machinery for personal gains. The legally established norms are thus violated. Private corruption occurs when, for example, "X " has an 'affair' with his brother's wife. His actions may not immediately affect the state and he need not use state machinery in order to indulge in sexual corruption. However, if he is discovered and is either beaten or taken to court, what was a personal sexual adventure now turns into a public scandal and the established laws of the state are used to punish him. If "X" is not punished, people may take the law into their own hands and the sobriety of the state may be impaired.
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    Increased Government Control of Buganda's Financial Sinews since the Revolution of 1966
    (Public Administration and Development, 1971) Nsibambi, Apolo
    The quest for a more equitable allocation ofresources and income in all parts of Uganda, has gained more commitment, support and above all possibilities and credibility since the revolutionary changes which abolished "federalism" in Uganda and Buganda's special privileges and political hegemony. Indeed even before 1967 the Government was exposed to pressure from the "neglected" areas to rectify the imbalance of not only economic resources allocation but of political "goods" as well.! For example, members of the West Nile District Council proposed that their district should be represented in the cabinet, claiming that industries were being established only in the districts which were represented in the cabinet and that tractors were only given to such districts.e The determination of the government of Uganda to distribute the economic growth and social services has been boldly and publicly declared and reiterated. Only recently the Minister of Planning and Economic Development Mr. J. M. Okae who was touring Lango District, declared, "economic development of Uganda, is aimed at bringing those areas neglected by the British Administration in line with other parts of the country't.t He added, "during the colonial administration, some areas were not allowed to grow some crops, and others were not given the essential services."