Nameere defends her current approach of anti-corruption investigations

The State Minister for Local Government, Justine Nameere, has defended her current approach of publicly confronting and filming officials during anti-corruption investigations, insisting the operations are backed by credible evidence and do not “violate” any law.

In an interview with the press yesterday during her visit to the Acholi Sub-region, Nameere said the ongoing crackdown on alleged corruption is based on verified intelligence and professional investigations. Nameere dismissed criticism that public exposure of suspects amounts to trial by media.

Nameere, who also serves as the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament, has in recent weeks been leading anti-corruption inspection tours across the country alongside the Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara.

According to Nameere, the investigations rely on information gathered from whistleblowers and verified by engineers, officials from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), and other security teams. Ms. Nameera speaking…

She argued that the arrests directed during the recent inspections are supported by complete case files ready for prosecution.