afrol News, 20 November - Ugandan Inspectorate of Government (IGG) said police and judicial are most corrupt government institutions according to public perceptions.

Newly released 2008 Inspectorate of Government National Integrity Survey report which investigated prevalence and incidences of corruption and administrative injustice in public service and the reasons for it, suggest that corruption has been glorified.

Other most corrupt institutions included the Uganda Revenue Authority, district service commissions, UMEME, a power utility firm and the public service pension office.

Survey has revealed that more than eight out of 10 people named the Police force as the most corrupt followed by the Judiciary with 79 percent, URA with 77 percent, district service commissions at 74 percent, Umeme at 73 per cent and Public Pension Service at 71 percent.

IGG secretary said trend of corruption has taken a new twist by involving people who are supposed to be fighting corruption like the Police and the Judiciary.

In 2003, the traffic Police took the first position, followed by tender boards and the Electoral Commission.

National Water and Sewerage Corporation emerged the most honest public institution, followed by the Inspector General of Government and NGOs.

The survey also shows that most Ugandans are afraid of reporting corruption cases with people in northern region more willing to report graft cases and those in central region least likely to do so.

Report shows that Seven people out of 10 said bribery was the most common form of corruption in public institutions while about six out of 10 said it was favouritism.

According to the survey, the level of reporting corruption cases is low compared to what the case was in 2003, attributing lack of knowledge of where to report the cases as the main reason for not reporting.

The First Deputy Prime Minister Eriya Kategaya, who presided over the launch, called for more sensitisation of the public to enable people report corrupt officials.

"People don't know that they have a right to demand services from the government," Mr Kategaya said. "Do they even understand how the government should run?"

The survey which is carried out every five years, covered 12,201 households countrywide. The report is not based on actual cases of corruption but on public surveys in which people are asked to name those institutions where they encounter corruption.

By staff writer

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