DATE: August 9th, 2025.
MIGYERA – In a move to strengthen the government’s preemptive strike against corruption, the Head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke, yesterday held a powerful interactive session with intelligence officers undergoing the Officer Basic Intelligence Course (OBIC) at the School of Military Intelligence and Security. The Head of the Unit was received by the Commandant of the School, Col. James Muhumuza.
Describing intelligence officers as the “first line of defense,” Brig. Gen. Isoke emphasized the pivotal role they play in detecting and neutralizing corruption risks before they escalate into full-blown crises. He emphasized that corruption is a destructive vice that erodes institutional legitimacy, fuels conflict, and significantly weakens the effectiveness of national security organs. He stressed to the officers that they have a sacred duty to expose, disrupt, and prevent this vice before it becomes systemic.
Brig. Gen. Isoke provided a comprehensive overview of the government’s robust anti-corruption efforts, highlighting the legal and institutional frameworks already in place. These critical instruments include the Anti-Corruption Act, Leadership Code Act, Whistleblower Protection Act, Access to Information Act, and the Public Finance Management Act, among others.
He urged the officers to embrace anti-corruption values not merely as an operational responsibility but as a profound patriotic duty. In his remarks, he echoed the rallying cry of H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni: “You have to fight corruption wherever you are. Fight for your portion.” He also re-sounded the words of CDF Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, reminding the officers that “Excellency in the military demands a resolute stance against the evils of corruption and resource mismanagement.”
Concluding his session, Brig. Gen. Isoke delivered a final, resolute message: “The war on corruption is not won through indifference or inaction. It is won through discipline, information, duty, and the courage to act.”