The Inspector General of Government, Irene Mulyagonja and the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, declared their wealth to each other on Tuesday.

According to the Leadership Code, public officials are supposed to declare their assets and liabilities every second year in the month of March.

However, the intention of the law is being subverted by the lack of a functioning Leadership Code tribunal and access by the public to their leaders’ records.

This is not unlike many laws in our books which have been judged at par with international best practice but the public does not enjoy the benefits of these superlative documents for lack of proper implementation.