Aid has been providing the government with large amounts of resources that contribute to the corrupt practices going on within the country.
[2] One of the more recent forms of corruption is through public procurement because of the lack of transparency with transactions that happen within the government.
When the National Resistance Movement gained power in Uganda, its leader Yoweri Museveni was faced with the task of reforming the government.
[4] He also had to persuade people to rejoin in the formal economy because the black market and other forms of informal institutions were widespread during the Amin regime.
[5] A leaked confidential document has exposed hidden scandals within Uganda's Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Charles Odongtho, the OPM's public relations expert, inadvertently revealed several crises in his contract renewal request.
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide assistance to Uganda through Structural Adjustment Programs.
Businesses are particularly vulnerable when bidding public contracts in Uganda because processes are often non-transparent, and under-the-table cash payments are demanded from procurement officers.
[10] Structural adjustment programs were in the form of conditional loans with reform policies that were meant to help Uganda transition to a more liberalized state.