The Black-Monday Movement
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Demystifying the ‘Bishop of Black Monday’
Bishop Zac Niringiye shows media a copy of the Black Monday Movement
flier at the launch of the Black Monday campaign at Human Rights Network
offices in Ntinda.
Citizens to send the corrupt to prison - new Black Monday Movement strategy
BMM
was launched at the height of the pension scam and misappropriation of
funds in the office of the prime minster. - See more at:
http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news/8503-citizens-to-send-the-corrupt-to-prison-new-black-monday-movement-strategy#sthash.bXoC2y3X.dpuf
BMM
was launched at the height of the pension scam and misappropriation of
funds in the office of the prime minster. - See more at:
http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news/8503-citizens-to-send-the-corrupt-to-prison-new-black-monday-movement-strategy#sthash.bXoC2y3X.dpuf
BMM
was launched at the height of the pension scam and misappropriation of
funds in the office of the prime minster. - See more at:
http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news/8503-citizens-to-send-the-corrupt-to-prison-new-black-monday-movement-strategy#sthash.bXoC2y3X.dpuf
Unlike
last year, where there was a scandal in the Office of the prime
Minister that caused public spat, in a rather quiet event, Civil society
celebrated the first anniversary of the Black Monday Movement,(BMM) on
Dec 2.
However, after months of distributing newsletters, creating online videos to fight corruption, the activists have rolled out a three year caravan to traverse the country to get citizens’ views on who are the most corrupt and thereafter send them to a symbolic citizens’ prison because the government and judiciary have failed to net the thieves.
The caravan is already traversing Northern Uganda before heading for
Karamoja next year. The three year caravan will finally go to the West
in 2015 to sensitise people at the grassroots level.- See more at: http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news/8503-citizens-to-send-the-corrupt-to-prison-new-black-monday-movement-strategy#sthash.bXoC2y3X.dpuf
Unlike
last year, where there was a scandal in the Office of the prime
Minister that caused public spat, in a rather quiet event, Civil society
celebrated the first anniversary of the Black Monday Movement,(BMM) on
Dec 2.
However, after months of distributing newsletters, creating online videos to fight corruption, the activists have rolled out a three year caravan to traverse the country to get citizens’ views on who are the most corrupt and thereafter send them to a symbolic citizens’ prison because the government and judiciary have failed to net the thieves.
The caravan is already traversing Northern Uganda before heading for
Karamoja next year. The three year caravan will finally go to the West
in 2015 to sensitise people at the grassroots level.
However, Miria Matembe, former minister
of ethics and integrity told conveners she had nothing new to say about
corruption but says it is up to the people in the villages to stand up
and say enough is enough.
In a poetic presentation, Prof. PLO
Lumumba the former directorof Kenya Anti corruption (September 2010 to
August 2011) said that he just like other heads of such government anti
corruption agencies in Africa was victimized for his bravery to fight
the vice.
“The mortality rate in office (anti
corruption agencies) is very short. It appears that in Africa if you
finish your term you have failed to fight corruption, Lumumba said, “In
Africa we hang the small thieves and elect the great ones to public
office.”
With 600 participants to mark BMM’s
first anniversary at the third annual corruption convention, the
activists say BMM will recognize people who manage public offices with
integrity. Secondly, they also want to make corruption politically
risky and integrity attractive for Ugandans to embrace.
BMM’s the activists fault the government
and judiciary over failure to net the thieves but hope their new
strategy to identify the corrupt and thereafter send them to a symbolic
citizens’ prison will make the vice unattractive.
Bishop Zac Niringiye,one of the founders
of BMM said, “The government is afraid of people’s movement in the
fight against graft. To me this good; government should fear the citizen
power”
He however expressed his disappointment
with some civil society organizations that have not joined the movement
and that the campaign has not yet resulted in ensuring the corrupt
return the stolen funds.
“…This campaign has not yet mobilized
such a critical mass of citizens who make corruption such a risky
venture. We still have citizenry that believes and supports government
in ‘tribalising’ corruption. For every time someone in government is
held for graft, you find tribe mates going to beg the president to
forgive their son or daughter.
However Prof. Lumumba says it is a
continental problem where Africans “are in the business of canonizing
thieves and demonizing saints.”
BMM was launched at the height of the
pension scam and misappropriation of funds in the office of the prime
minster. This year, the prime minister joined Inspector General of
Government, Irene Mulyagonja in the anti-corruption match around the
city to launch the anti corruption week and also part of the week-long
activities meant to mark 25 years of existence for the IGG’s office.
Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi was chief walker in the city match the
Ombudsman organized against corruption.
- See more at:
http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news/8503-citizens-to-send-the-corrupt-to-prison-new-black-monday-movement-strategy#sthash.bXoC2
Black Monday was......
Wear black every Monday to show your discontent with theft of public funds
Do not buy goods or services from businesses owned by thieves. Support Ugandans working honestly to make a living.
Isolate every thief implicated in a theft scandal. Don't invite thieves to your burials, events, weddings.
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