Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema, the Head of the Anti-Corruption Unit in State House (File/Courtesy Photo)
Lt Col Edith Nakalema, the head of State House Anti-Corruption Unit, has advocated for strategic spiritual warfare prayer against corruption in Uganda, adding that minimal cases will be registered as more people turn to Christ for salvation.
Nakalema rallied Church leaders to support the fight against corruption, which she emphasized “can only be defeated by God.”
She made the remarks in a sermon she gave during a thanksgiving service organised by City advocate Nicholas Twesigye of Twesigye Co Advocates at St Paul Church of Uganda Mulago, in Kampala on November 17, 2019.
Nakalema, according to a state linked news daily, said Church leaders should be at the forefront in the fight against graft “since it involved morals”
“The war against corruption is big, it can only be defeated by God,” she said.
“Corruption is in the hearts of the people, they need to get saved,” she added.
Nakalema encouraged Christians and religious leaders to pray for her saying she is suffering the backlash of the corrupt.
“I’m now being demonized because I’m fighting corruption. But I must fight for God’s people. I want a team of people to pray for me” Nakalema said.
“Some people are now calling us all sorts of names; that we are murderers, criminals, but all that will not deter the fight against corruption,” Nakalema added.
It should be noted that Col Nakalema will next month spearhead preparations for an anti-corruption walk to “highlight the gains made so far in the fight against corruption” countrywide.
The walk is scheduled to take place the 4th of December, 2019. Participants will walk from the Constitutional (City) Square to the Kololo Independence Grounds, starting at 8am.
It will be held under the theme “A corruption-free Uganda: It starts with me.” At Kololo, sources say, the expected chief guest President Museveni will announce new government anti-corruption plans.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit has since its inception received 58415 complaints, concluded 8022 cases and is currently investigating 4017.
Another 35 208 cases have been referred to relevant government agencies, according to official statistics presented by the unit in a press statement on 20th November, 2019.
A total of 11 people have been charged in courts of law, of which 79 public officials have been interdicted.
