Uganda urged to consider Tanzania’s law against sexual corruption
Kampala, Uganda | URN | At least one in ten respondents in a household survey said they knew of a case in which a teacher or school official had offered a child good grades or a pass in an examination in exchange for sexual favours. The findings highlight a form of corruption that remains largely unaddressed by the country’s criminal justice system. A December 2021 study commissioned by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) on the cost and extent of corruption in Uganda’s education sector. The research, conducted by the Governance Transparency Institute, found that 10 per cent of respondents had, at least once in the preceding five years, heard of a teacher or school official proposing sexual favours to a child in exchange for educational benefits. The study, based on a nationally represen…