Comment by Oluka Robert in reaction to the CPAR Uganda “Mission” page. He wrote and asks valid questions thus:

Instead of coming together to build a better nation, many individuals now focus only on personal gain even at the expense of national progress.

This troubling shift has led me as well to ask some uncomfortable but necessary questions:

• Are people born corrupt, or is corruption something they learn over time?
• If corruption is learned, who teaches it?
• Where is the “school” of corruption?
• Is it our families, our schools, our political systems, or our silence that allows it to grow?
• Why do we often admire or tolerate the corrupt when they succeed?
• What values are we truly teaching the next generation, honesty, or survival at any cost?
• Can a nation thrive when its people no longer believe in fairness or justice?
• And most importantly: What would it take to rebuild a culture where integrity matters more than profit or power?

To me, I think If we want to fight corruption effectively, we need more than laws or slogans. We need honest reflection. We must ask:

• What kind of society are we creating?
• And are we brave enough to change it?

God bless the Managing Director of CPAR Uganda for raising such a thoughtful and deeply concerning issue about our country.

It’s rare to see leaders speak out on matters that challenge us to reflect, not just react. This is the kind of dialogue we need to spark real change.

The author, Oluka Robert, is a beneficiary of the CPAR Uganda “Mentoring young adults into innovators against poverty” project and is the Project Officer for the “Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Center Human Development Project”, jointly being implemented by Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) and CPAR Uganda.