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General Information Sources

The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012.
Global Post: 'Uganda: New front in the war on corruption', 4 January 2012.
The Monitor: 'Kabake asks public to reject corrupt leaders', 2 January 2012.
Daily Monitor: 'Museveni praises MPs over corruption fight', 1 January 2012.
World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
M&C: 'Corruption faces fourth Ugandan minister to step down', 14 December 2011.
Daily Monitor: 'Court halts oil bribery probe', 13 December 2011.
Agence France-Presse: 'Uganda drops graft charges against ex-vice president', 5 November 2011.
The Wall Street Journal: 'Uganda Parliament appoints panel to probe oil graft allegations', 27 October 2011.
BBC: 'Uganda ministers resign over corruption allegations', 12 October 2011.
Reuters: 'Uganda postpones mayoral, local polls after fraud', 23 February 2011.
Bloomberg: 'Ugandan president re-elected in vote rejected by opposition', 21 February 2011.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2011.
Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Uganda 2011.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2010.
Afrobarometer: Summary of Results Uganda 2010.
The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Uganda 2010.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Uganda 2010.
VOA News: 'Ugandan Government Probes Corruption Allegation', 22 November 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Trying to Blow the Whistle On Corruption', 7 April 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Don't Put Profit Before People, Warns Report', 1 March 2010.
AllAfrica: 'East Africa: Pressure Mounts On Uganda to Pass Law Against 'Dirty' Money', 22 February 2010.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2009.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Provide Enough Funds to Anti-Corruption Agencies', 17 May 2009.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Parliament Passes Anti-Corruption Bill', 14 May 2009.
The Citizen: 'Museveni bemoans corruption', 12 May 2009.
The Guardian: 'Corruption endemic in Uganda', 13 March 2009.
The Parliament of the Republic of Uganda: 'House Considers Whistle Blowers Protection Bill', 3 March 2009.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
Inspectorate of Government: The 3rd National Integrity Survey 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2008.
Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Uganda 2008.
Lexadin: The World Law Guide - Legislation Uganda 2008.
Monitor Online: 'Step aside, anti-corruption activist advises Mbabazi', 31 August 2008.
AllAfrica: Uganda: 'Govt Wants 14 Years in Jail for Corruption', 10 March 2008.
African Press International: 'Uganda: Corruption Costs Sh500b a year', 23 January 2008.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007.
African Development Bank & OECD: African Economic Outlook - Uganda 2007.
UNAFEI: Present Situation, Problems and Solutions in the Legal System Related to Corruption Control in Uganda 2007.
New Vision: 'Don't fight the Inspector General of Govt', 26 August 2007.
Monitor: 'Govt pays ghosts 2.1 billion per year', 18 October 2007.
Transparency International: Country Review of Legal and Practical Challenges to the Domestication of the Anti-Corruption Conventions in Uganda 2006.
The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2006.
PPDA, IGG & USAID: National Public Procurement Integrity Baseline Survey 2006.

Corruption Levels Sources

Judicial System

The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012.
World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2011.
Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Uganda 2011.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
Transparency International: East Africa Bribery Index 2010.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2010.
Afrobarometer: Summary of Results Uganda 2010.
Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Uganda 2010.
The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Uganda 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
Inspectorate of Government: The 3rd National Integrity Survey 2008.
Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Uganda 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2008.
AllAfrica: Uganda: 'Judiciary Among Most Corrupt Institutions', 25 April 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2007.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2007.

Police

World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
Transparency International: East Africa Bribery Index 2010.
Afrobarometer: Summary of Results Uganda 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2009.
IPS: 'Where 'Kitu Kidogo' is cheaper than facing the law', 22 December 2009.
Inspectorate of Government: The 3rd National Integrity Survey 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2008.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2007.

Licences, Infrastructure and Public Utilities

The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012.
World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2011.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Sh394 Billion Lost Yearly in Licence Delays', 2 December 2010.
The New Vision: 'UPE schools still charging illegal fees', 23 February 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2009.
Guardian: 'Katine villagers accuse leaders of corruption over health centre proposals', 20 April 2009.
The New Vision: 'Jamwa on Suspension', 4 December 2008.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2007.

Land Administration

The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012.
World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2011.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2010.
Transparency International: East Africa Bribery Index 2010.
Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Uganda 2010.
AllAfrica: ‘Uganda: Museveni Warns Land Officials Over Graft’, 25 May 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Minister Wants Land Registry Probed', 31 December 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2007.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2007.
Uganda Debt Network: Policy Review Newsletter Jul-Aug 2007.
New Vision: 'Yes Land Registry is Dogged By Corruption, Interview with the Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development', 8 June 2007.

Tax Administration

The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2011.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2010.
Transparency International: East Africa Bribery Index 2010.
Afrobarometer: Summary of Results Uganda 2010.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
Inspectorate of Government: The 3rd National Integrity Survey 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2008.
UNAFEI: Present Situation, Problems and Solutions in the Legal System Related to Corruption Control in Uganda 2007.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2007.

Customs Administration

The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012.
World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
World Economic Forum: Global Enabling Trade Report 2010.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2010.
US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Uganda: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2010.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2007.

Public Procurement and Contracting

World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2011.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Uganda 2010.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: URA for E-Procurement', 7 April 2010.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
Monitor Online: 'Govt turns to cyber to fight graft', 26 November 2009.
OECD & DAC: Procurement Capacity Strengthening Initiatives in Uganda: an Anti-Corruption approach 2008.
Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda: Water is Life: Anti Corruption Week 2008 in Uganda.
AllAfrica: Uganda: 'Politicians, Public Advised to Desist From Corruption', 3 March 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2008.
Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda: WATER IS LIFE: Anti Corruption Week 2008 in Uganda.
Financial Times: 'Oil find raises stakes on Congo border', 20 November 2007.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2007.
PPDA, IGG & USAID: National Public Procurement Integrity Baseline Survey 2006.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2006.

Environment, Natural Resources and Extractive Industry

Daily Monitor: 'Court halts oil bribery probe', 13 December 2011.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Uganda: A Country Commercial Guide for US Companies 2010.
Inter Press Service: 'Pressure Mounts to Make Public Oil Agreements', 4 March 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Don't Put Profit Before People, Warns Report', 1 March 2010.
PLATFORM: Contracts Curse: Uganda's Oil Agreements Place Profit Before People, February 2010.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
The New Vision: 'Corruption fuelling illegal fishing', 14 December 2009.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2009.
AllAfrica: Uganda: 'Politics, Corruption Fuelling Destruction of Forest Reserves', 2 November 2008.
Inspectorate of Government: The 3rd National Integrity Survey 2008.
Robert Ddamulira, Practicing Environmental Managers Organization: Environment Corruption worst evil, 2007.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2007.

Public Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources

US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2011.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Uganda 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Nation Doesn't Need Dirty Money to Grow, So Let's Clean Up the New Law and Pass It', 25 October 2010.
Institute For War & Peace Reporting: 'Kampala Losing Patience With Corrupt Police', 4 August 2010.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Whistle-Blowers Law Comes into Force', 4 May 2010.
AllAfrica: 'East Africa: Pressure Mounts On Uganda to Pass Law Against 'Dirty' Money', 22 February 2010.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2009.
US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Uganda 2009.
Uganda Law Society: Project Narrative and Financial Report 2009.
African Peer Review Mechanism: Country Review Report - Uganda 2009.
Monitor Online: 'Govt turns to cyber to fight graft', 26 November 2009.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Provide Enough Funds to Anti-Corruption Bill', 17 May 2009.
AllAfrica: 'Uganda: Parliament Passes Anti-Corruption Bill', 14 May 2009.
The Parliament of the Republic of Uganda: 'House Considers Whistle Blowers Protection Bill', 3 March 2009.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2008.
OECD & DAC: Procurement Capacity Strengthening Initiatives in Uganda: an Anti-Corruption approach 2008.
AllAfrica: Uganda: 'Govt Wants 14 Years in Jail for Corruption', 10 March 2008.
Lexadin: The World Law Guide - Legislation Uganda 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2007.
Embassy of Denmark Kampala: Anti-Corruption 2007.
UNAFEI: Present Situation, Problems and Solutions in the Legal System Related to Corruption Control in Uganda 2007.
PPDA, IGG & USAID: National Public Procurement Integrity Baseline Survey 2006.
Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
Transparency International: Country Review of Legal and Practical Challenges to the Domestication of the Anti-Corruption Conventions in Uganda 2006.

Private Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources

US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2010.
Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Uganda 2010.
Freedom House: Freedom of the Press Index 2010.
Freedom House: Freedom of the Press - Uganda 2010.
The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Uganda 2010.
Reporters Without Borders: Uganda Country Report 2010.
Reporters Without Borders: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2010.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2009.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2009.
Reporters Without Borders: 'Four-radio stations closed and a talk-show host detained for 'inciting riots'', 13 September 2009.
US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Uganda 2008.
Global Integrity: Uganda Country Report 2008.
AllAfrica: Uganda: 'Civil Society Organisation to Get Funds to Fight Corruption', 27 February 2008.
Reporters Without Borders: Annual Report 2006.
Transparency International Uganda & Henry Onoria: Legislative and Policy Measures in Uganda
Millennium Challenge Corporation: Uganda.