Youth take on older generation in anti- Corruption fight

About 50 talented youth from all over the world are gathering in Brussels, Belgium, to raise their voices against corruption.
Mindful of the need to increase public awareness about corruption, the youth are using music to lobby for access to information legislation, creating a strong anti-corruption network and conducting governance audits.
This group will also launch a global youth anti-corruption network, which will be a continuous chain of interaction after the event. The World Bank Institute sponsored six journalists to take part in the forum, meaning that’s how I got myself at the event.
The morning session kicked off today with different youth groups giving reasons why corruption is thriving in their respective countries. The points raised weren’t different from what I think takes place in my native country, Uganda. They included greed, flaws in government systems, lack of moral pull, nepotism, lack of will to fight corruption, weak rule of law, acceptance of corruption as a norm, huge gap between the government and the population and poverty- especially in developing countries.
It is now clear that the youth are realizing that most of the older generation has gone bad. They now want to clean up the system and create a new one that will be based on good moral and ethical values. They have realized that in the fight against corruption anywhere, there can be no victory without courageous individuals standing up, speaking out, taking risks, and alerting the wider society that something wrong is taking place. Such courageous individuals are to be found amongst the youth. This group has formed a symbiotic relationship with journalists to use the power of social media to spread the anti-corruption gospel. The youth wants their government to set up necessary legal and structural reforms that are vital in fighting corruption.

One of the steps that the youth have taken is to create a song against corruption. This song will be in different languages and different sounds: Congolese and Philippine pop singers, Macedonian and Senegalese rappers and Zimbabwean choruses are amongst the many bands that have come together to support this noble action, and also to help break the silence on the vice. I will upload the lyrics and the video on my facebook as soon as it is officially released.

Now that we know the reason’s raised by the youth, I want to hear from you. What do you think is the cause of corruption in Uganda? What could be the solutions that you could work? What do you think of this innovative role taken by the youth?