Uganda among the most corrupt in East-Africa.

By Drone Writer

Uganda is still among the most corrupt countries in the east-African region. According to a recent report, Uganda maintained a score of 26 for the past two years, after it dropped from 28 in 2019.

Globally, Uganda ranks number 142 of 180.

Uganda Police remains the most corrupt institution, followed by the Judiciary, tax services and the land services sectors.

The index has also ranked South Sudan as the most corrupt country in the region, followed by Burundi and DR Congo, which is attributed to wars in both countries.

With a score of 20, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the 15 most corrupt countries in the world.

Rwanda continues to maintain the best record in fighting corruption and it ranks 54th globally, followed by Tanzania and Kenya. Denmark has maintained its position as the least corrupt country in the world, followed by Finland, New Zealand and Norway.

According to the report, Transparency International ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on the scale of zero (highly corrupt) and 100 (very clean).

The 2022 Corruption Perception Index released recently by Transparency International shows that most of the world continues to show less significant progress in fighting corruption, with 95 percent of countries having made little to no progress since 2017.

In Africa, Seychelles was the best country, scoring 70 of 100 to put it at the top of the continent. Seychelles is followed by Botswana and Cape Verde with scores of 61 and 57, respectively.