Uganda, April 24 -- The government through the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity (DEI) has said all primary schools should have anti-corruption lessons in their syllabus. The move aims at fighting corruption from the grassroots.

Speaking to the media during a review of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in Kampala yesterday, the commissioner for communication and information at DEI, Mr Nicholas Abola, said the directorate is now "focusing on building the characters of young people so that they are not tempted to indulge in corruption".

Mr Abola added that they worked closely with the Education ministry in the formulation of the recent changes in the curriculum for primary and secondary schools.

"Together with the Educat...