IGG urges junior civil servants to stand up against corruption

The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Kamya, has issued a warning to junior civil servants, urging them to avoid being manipulated into engaging in corrupt practices by their superiors. She emphasized the vulnerability of junior officers to corruption, as heads of departments and ministries often exploit them to sign off on illicit funds. This, she says leaves junior officers exposed to arrest during investigations, while their superiors evade accountability. Kamya explained that majority of civil servants caught in the corruption scandals are junior officers who unwittingly sign for misappropriated funds and hand them over to their superiors. She urged junior officers to resist such directives and adhere to established procedures. “We are encouraging them (junior civil servants) that when […]