IGG opens EAAACA strategic planning meeting, urges stronger regional anti-corruption efforts

The President of the Eastern Africa Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA), who is also the Inspector General of Government, Hon. Beti Kamya Turwomwe, officially opened a five-day meeting for technical experts from the EAAACA Member Countries in Entebbe, who are developing a five-year Strategic Plan for the Association.
Hon. Kamya called upon the team to develop a Plan that would make a difference in the regional efforts in preventing and combatting corruption. She noted that the performance of most of the member countries in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ratings was below average. This called for strategies and measures that would see the Eastern Africa Region defeating Corruption. She emphasized that corruption remains a major cause of suffering in the region. 

She appreciated the support of SecFin Africa that financed EAAACA to develop the Plan and committed to ensuring that the team would develop a good plan. 
Speaking on behalf of SecFin Africa, Mr Samuel Eduam the Anti-Corruption Advisor for the Eastern Region Hub noted that the fight against corruption was a matter of international concern. He added that their support to Regional Bodies like EAAACA and the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Eastern Africa (ARINEA) is part of a broader effort to eliminate corruption in the region.

EAAACA brings together Anti-Corruption Agencies from eight Eastern Africa Countries, which include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Djibiouti, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi.