The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has for the last one-and-a-half years recovered only shillings 7.99 billion out of the targeted shillings 38.7 billion lost in corruption tendencies, during the period under review.
The shillings 7.9 billion recovery is, according to analysts, lower compared to the shillings 10 trillion lost in corruption tendencies by Uganda, on an annual basis.
However, presenting the IG biannual performance reports to Parliament for the period January-June 2022, July- December 2022, and January- June 2023, IG defended the recovery as high compared to past recoveries.
James Onying, the director of research, education advocacy at the inspectorate, told Parliament yesterday that the observed increase in recoveries by IG is attributed to the emphasis on recovery of stolen assets and establishment of the IG compliance division, which follows up on the implementation of IG recommendations and orders.
According to Transparency International, Uganda is ranked 142/180 in the global corruption perception index, only beating the Democratic Republic of Congo in the region.
