Monthly Archives: March 2008

Uganda: Laws Alone Will Not Help

Ugandan analyst Jasper Mpiriirwe notes that legal implementations, not legal codes, are the trouble spots in Uganda. Uganda has the largest gap between law and practice of any country Global Integrity studied in 2007. Laws Alone Will Not Help By Jasper MpiriirweReprinted from The Monitor (Kampala), 8 March 2008 I have heard many times the…

USA: Inspectors General Lack Crucial Resources

Our friends at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) have a new report on the U.S. inspectors general, a constellation of watchdog agencies distributed throughout the government. POGO finds that many IGs lack required resources, limiting their independence. Global Integrity also reported on this trend earlier this year in the Global Integrity Report: United States.…