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By Francis Otucu
The Inspector General of Police has finally launched the long-awaited Anti-Corruption strategy 2017/18-2021/22. Martins Okoth Ochola launched the strategy at the capacity building workshop on budgeting, planning and performance measurement for directors and heads of specialized units held at the Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi. He said the strategy is intended to harmonize internal anti-corruption actions and also create what he described clear functional linkages with other anti-corruption agencies basing on key areas of prevention of corruption, detection and investigation of corruption and punishment of acts of corruption. Ochola said the strategy is inspired by the National Anti- Corruption and JLOS Anti-Corruption strategy which he said necessitated development of institutional strategies.
“Accordingly, let me use this opportunity to thank UNDP and the JLOS Secretariat for this delivery. The easier part has been the development of the framework, the tougher part of implementation has now commenced, and we look forward to partners that we can work with to support us,” he said.
He added: “I must emphasize that as an institution, our primary frontline intervention is prevention of corruption through building values based culture of integrity. This is a sustainable but long term engagement that involves behavior adjustments and change of personal norms for the various police officers. In many cases, the gains made within the institution are sometimes reversed by the daring and unchecked survival conduct in the wider society. It is an approach whose effectiveness cannot be entirely divorced from the societal norms, practices, and habits. This realization therefore calls for both in-ward and out-warding looking strategies against corruption. I would like to thank MoFPED, OPM, EOC and JLOS Secretariat for the continuous support rendered to Police in terms of funding, advice, and facilitating capacity building trainings on planning, budgeting, report writing, and measurements for results that has led to improvement in performance.”
Ochola committed to participating in the exercise that he said will ease articulation of the force’s plans to various stakeholders such as Parliament and other funders including the public.
“A well formulated plan is a good vehicle for justification and mobilization of resources to enable us deliver our mandate,” he said.
