Operational Risk:

Critical

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0/100

Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 0/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 0 / 100
Major General Pecos Kutesa, the Director of Doctrine, Synthesisation and Development to the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), said in an interview “doctrine is…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator is marked Not Applicable, as Uganda has no military doctrine that considers corruption as a specific strategic issue for operations. While the…
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Q52 0/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 0 / 100
Apart from occassional speeches by the commanders and the government officials to the lower ranks in the army, there is no public evience to…
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Q53 0/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 0 / 100
Under the UPDF Act (2005) [1] the code of conduct in section 117 subsection 5(f) warns aganist any form of corruption by the army…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
There is no clear evidence of the application of strategies to counter corruption on operations. [1 ][2].
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 0/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 0 / 100
Research found no evidence that the country deploys trained personnel for corruption monitoring during operations. Given the secrecy surrounding military operations, the absence of…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence of any M&E guidance for military missions on how to monitor corruption risk.
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator is marked Not Applicable as Uganda does not deploy expert personnel for corruption monitoring.
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Contracting

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Q55 0/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Act provides for the code of conduct of all officers to guide and discipline members of the UPDF…
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Training Score: 0 / 100
There is no specific training given to the UPDF personnel who are being prepared for deployment which is directly related to corruption in contracting.…
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There is no policy on the use of private military contractors (PMCs), and there…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Uganda does not have policies or laws on the use of PMCs. Defence matters…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Uganda does not have policies or laws on the use of PMCs.
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