| | | | | An examination will be given to the legal and |
| | | | | institutional framework put in place to fight against |
| | | | | corruption. It will argue that the frame work put in |
| | | | | place would have played a greater role in the fight |
| AUTHOR: ANGUALIA DANIEL CIVIL SOCIETY AND | | | | against corruption had it not been for the frustration |
| CORRUPTION IN EAST AFRICA | | | | of their efforts by those who hold power in the |
| | | | | respective states. |
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| ABSTRACT | | | | The paper gives an over view of the operation of |
| | | | | civil society in the region; Civil society includes; The |
| Corruption is a big problem in Africa. International | | | | mass media, Non Governmental Organizations, political |
| reports by World Bank and National reports by | | | | parties and the citizenry as a whole. |
| member states have revealed that colossal sum of | | | | |
| money is lost to corruption. This has impeded the | | | | The paper will analyze the role played by the civil |
| achievement of the Millennium development goals and | | | | society organizations in the fight against corruption in |
| other national development objectives of the | | | | East Africa. It will illustrate that civil society has |
| respective states. | | | | played a great role in the fight against corruption; it |
| | | | | will further show that despite the efforts of civil |
| Civil society organizations of national, regional and | | | | society, corruption is still prevalent. |
| international character as well as organizations such as | | | | |
| International Monetary Fund, African Union, Africa | | | | An analysis is made into the constraints to the |
| Development Bank and World Bank have raised | | | | activism of civil society in the fight against corruption. |
| concern over increased corruption in the region. | | | | Due consideration is to be given to the political, social, |
| This is despite the legal and institutional frameworks | | | | economic and legal constraints. The paper will ague |
| put in place by the African states as a move against | | | | that the East African states through their repressive |
| corruption in Africa. | | | | laws and the interest of its leaders to protect and |
| The reasons for the increased corruption in Africa | | | | pursue their selfish political interest have largely |
| can be linked to political, social, economic and legal | | | | frustrated the efforts of civil society in the fight |
| factors. | | | | against corruption. |
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| This paper gives a case study of East Africa. It will | | | | The paper is to conclude by proposing/ suggesting/ |
| analyze the state of corruption in East Africa and the | | | | recommending new ways through which the |
| role played by civil society in the fight against | | | | Governments can work along side the civil society |
| corruption. East Africa comprises of Uganda Kenya | | | | with the view of effectively fighting corruption in the |
| and Tanzania. | | | | region and Africa as a whole. |
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| The paper reveals that 70% of corruption case | | | | |
| reported in the region is found in the public sector. It | | | | Abridged note. |
| will argue that, this is because the public sector is the | | | | |
| biggest employer with the majority of under paid | | | | Angualia Daniel from Uganda, A lawyer- holds a |
| employees who have to supplement their income by | | | | bachelors degree in law of Makerere University and a |
| engaging in corruption. It will also show that | | | | Diploma in legal practice, has attended and |
| multinational corporations in the private sector have | | | | participated in various workshops organized by civil |
| also contributed to corruption due to cutthroat | | | | society organizations in East Africa geared towards |
| competition in the liberalized economy. | | | | fighting corruption in the region. He is also a member |
| | | | | of various Anti-Corruption Organizations in the region. |