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--- Omar Kezimbira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last Updated: Sunday, 26 October, 2003, 13:51 GMT > E-mail this to a friend Printable version > Uganda leaders state their wealth - BBC > > > Museveni says he has not amassed a fortune while in > power > > President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and all his > ministers have published their assets. > The detailed declarations are required by a law > designed to encourage transparency in government. > President Museveni - who has been in power for 17 > years - declared an annual income of $24,000. > He said his main asset was a farm and that his bank > accounts held no more than $2,500. > Ugandan law states that those in public office must > disclose their assets and liabilities every two > years. > The declarations were published on Sunday by the > state-run New Vision newspaper. > It said that President Museveni's most expensive > possession was a farm valued at about $30,000. > He has about $2,500 in the bank and does not own a > personal car, the paper says. > Sophistication > The declarations are open to public scrutiny and > people are allowed to challenge them. > The BBC's Will Ross in Kampala says that in > principle the move has been welcomed by Ugandans. > But - our correspondent adds - critics question the > authenticity of the declarations and doubt whether > the process will curb corruption. > Potential whistleblowers can go to jail if their > challenge is deemed to be in bad faith. > One Ugandan politician told our correspondent that > the methods of corruption were now extremely > sophisticated, adding: "I can't possibly tell you > more." > > E-mail this to a friend Printable version > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
