Minister Baryomunsi decries humiliation of suspects
Uganda's Health Minister, Chris Baryomunsi, has criticized the aggressive tactics used by anti-corruption agencies when investigating health workers. He advocates for professional, evidence-based investigations that avoid unnecessary public humiliation of medical staff.
Why it matters
The statement addresses the balance between maintaining institutional integrity and protecting the dignity of public servants during corruption crackdowns.
Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi has urged agencies involved in fighting corruption in the health sector to carry out their work without unnecessarily humiliating or embarrassing health workers suspected of wrongdoing. Baryomunsi was responding to concerns raised by health workers over the manner in which the recent crackdown on suspected wrongdoing in the sector was conducted, with some describing the operations as crude.…
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