Uganda, April 1 -- President Museveni has applauded religious leaders for championing the fight against corruption.

In a statement shared on X during the Sunday Easter celebrations yesterday, Mr Museveni said: "I was very happy to hear the religious leaders' message of condemning corruption. Keep it up. The corrupt are parasites that delay and undermine our transformation efforts."

"However, I would like to inform the religious leaders that from the very beginning, the NRM [National Resistance Movement] was conscious of this problem. Indeed, in the 1960s, I was involved in fighting the corruption of the chiefs, the teachers misusing (defiling) school girls, vets and medical staff stealing government drugs, etc.," he added.

The Presiden...