Abstract The article discusses the increasing levels of public sector corruption despite the NRM government’s pursuing of accountability reforms and anti-corruption policy strategies. It asserts that having an impressive legal and institutional framework in place to enhance accountability and control corrupt tendencies may not be enough if political factors are ignored. In the absence of exemplary political leadership and support to institutions that enforce compliance, fighting corruption will remain a far cry. The article further argues that in circumstances where the political terrain ascribes to patron-client and neo-patrimonial instruments to consolidate and retain power, curbing public sector corruption will be elusive. The article insists that fighting public sector corruption largely depends on political commitment and less on the semblance of laws, institutions and technocrats.

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乌干达不断变化的政治领域中的反腐败改革与逆转政治

摘要本文讨论了尽管NRM政府追求问责制改革和反腐败政策策略，但公共部门腐败日益加剧的情况。它断言，如果忽略政治因素，建立一个令人印象深刻的法律和体制框架来加强责任制和控制腐败趋势可能还不够。在缺乏模范的政治领导和对强制执行合规的机构的支持的情况下，打击腐败仍然遥不可及。文章进一步指出，在政治领域归因于顾客客户和新世袭财产巩固和保留权力的情况下，遏制公共部门的腐败将是遥不可及的。