Uganda - Recommendations for strengthening the Government of Uganda's anti-corruption programme

33748 UGANDA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMME Poverty Reduction and Social Development Africa Region The World Bank November 1998  Table of Contents Acronyms and abbreviations....................................................................................... iii Summary.................................................................................................................. v I. Background...................................................................................................... 1 II. Corruption: A Global Concern.........................................................................2 III. Economic Costs of Corruption.........................................................................3 IV. Corruption in Uganda and the Government's Anti-corruption Efforts............6 V. Problem Areas and Recommended Actions.....................................................8 (a) Government Revenue and Expenditure Management.......................................... 8 (b) Public Procurement.............................................................................................13 (c) Civil Service Reform...........................................................................................20 (d) Deregulation........................................................................................................26 (e) Privatization.........................................................................................................28 (f) Financial Sector Regulation.................................................................................30 (g) The Legal Framework, Law Enforcement, and Judicial Reform........................32 (h) Financing of Political Processes..........................................................................34 VI. Increasing Public Awareness and Involvement of Stakeholders.....................35 VII. Donor and World Bank Assistance.................................................................38 VIII. Conclusions.....................................................................................................40 Annexes 1 The Extent of Corruption in Uganda................................................................43 2 The Uganda Government's Strategy to Fight Corruption................................45 3 Public Procurement...........................................................................................47 4 Anti-bribery Mechanisms in International Contracting....................................49 5 The Legal Framework, Law Enforcement, and The Judicial System...............52 Table 1 The Mission's Impressions of the Prevalence of Corruption in Uganda............7 ii  GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR July 1 - June 30 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit: Ugandan Shilling Official Rate: US$1.00 - UgS/=1,250 (1998) ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AG Auditor General and Controller AGJ Attorney General APL Adaptable Program Lending AU Anti-corruption Undertaking BFP Budget Framework Paper BoU Bank of Uganda CAS Country Assistance Strategy CEO Chief Executive Officer CPI Corruption Perception Index CS Civil Service CSRP Civil Service Reform Program CTB Central Tender Board DfID Department of International Development EDI Economic Development Institute of the World Bank EMCP Expenditure Management and Control Program EFMP Economic and Financial Management Project FDI Foreign Direct Investment GCA Global Coalition for Africa GOU Government of the Republic of Uganda GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft f