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UGANDAN PRESIDENT SEEKS MSIA`S ASSISTANCE TO TACKLE CORRUPTION
From Newmond Tibin
MUNYONYO (Uganda), July 27 (Bernama) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
has sought Malaysia's assistance in tackling the problem of corruption besetting
the east African country.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the president
expressed his concern over the problem, which affected not only Uganda but also
its neigbours in Africa, during discussions at the ongoing Global Smart
Partnership Dialogue, here.
"In our session with heads of government earlier, I had the chance to
discuss with them what has been done in Uganda and the president's vision is to
find a way to overcome the corruption problem.
"In fact, the president wanted our views on how to get rid of corruption.
Many heads of government gave similiar views because corruption is a universal
problem," he told Malaysian journalists covering the dialogue here Monday.
Muhyiddin was among the heads of government attending the three-day
dialogue, themed "Towards a Smarter Globe: The Smart Partnership Way For
Realising Socio-economic Transformation Through Regional Integration."
The dialogue is organised by the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology
Management (CPTM) together with the host government. Previous dialogues had been
held in Malaysia, Eastern Africa (Uganda), Southern Africa (Bostwana, Namibia,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and Zambia, and the Caribbean
(Barbados).
Muhyiddin said that almost all the participating nations gave backgrounds of
information on corruption.
"We, together with (former prime minister) Dr Mahathir Mohamad and other
leaders discussed how to address the problem. We shared our experiences on how
to do it the Malaysian way.
"What is important is for the people to realise the danger of corruption so
that it will be seen as a disgusting practice," he said.
Sharing the success stories of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
(MACC), Muhyiddin said Malaysia was trying its best to put a stop to the
problem.
"We just shared knowledge, they don't have to follow us," he added.
-- BERNAMA
MUNYONYO (Uganda), July 27 (Bernama) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
has sought Malaysia's assistance in tackling the problem of corruption besetting
the east African country.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the president
expressed his concern over the problem, which affected not only Uganda but also
its neigbours in Africa, during discussions at the ongoing Global Smart
Partnership Dialogue, here.
"In our session with heads of government earlier, I had the chance to
discuss with them what has been done in Uganda and the president's vision is to
find a way to overcome the corruption problem.
"In fact, the president wanted our views on how to get rid of corruption.
Many heads of government gave similiar views because corruption is a universal
problem," he told Malaysian journalists covering the dialogue here Monday.
Muhyiddin was among the heads of government attending the three-day
dialogue, themed "Towards a Smarter Globe: The Smart Partnership Way For
Realising Socio-economic Transformation Through Regional Integration."
The dialogue is organised by the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology
Management (CPTM) together with the host government. Previous dialogues had been
held in Malaysia, Eastern Africa (Uganda), Southern Africa (Bostwana, Namibia,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and Zambia, and the Caribbean
(Barbados).
Muhyiddin said that almost all the participating nations gave backgrounds of
information on corruption.
"We, together with (former prime minister) Dr Mahathir Mohamad and other
leaders discussed how to address the problem. We shared our experiences on how
to do it the Malaysian way.
"What is important is for the people to realise the danger of corruption so
that it will be seen as a disgusting practice," he said.
Sharing the success stories of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
(MACC), Muhyiddin said Malaysia was trying its best to put a stop to the
problem.
"We just shared knowledge, they don't have to follow us," he added.
-- BERNAMA
