Newly appointed Minister of State for Economic Monitoring Sandra Santa Alum has promised to fight corruption and ensure value for money across all government programmes.

The minister pledged recently while receiving the instruments of the office following her appointment by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to the 2026-2031 Cabinet.

“I am grateful for the trust and confidence that His Excellency the President has put in me,” Alum said after receiving the instruments of her office at a function held at the Office of the Presidency.

According to Alum, teamwork will be critical to reversing the country’s current corruption trends. Uganda recently dropped seven places in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by Transparency International, falling to 148^th out of 182 countries globally.

“Our people rightly expect that public resources are utilised efficiently, projects are implemented as planned, and services reach the intended citizens,” she said.