{"id":9222,"date":"2025-12-14T18:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=9222"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:30:57","slug":"fdc-candidate-mafabi-vows-to-uproot-corruption-free-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/fdc-candidate-mafabi-vows-to-uproot-corruption-free-political-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"FDC Candidate Mafabi Vows to Uproot Corruption, Free Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RUKIGA, UGANDA<\/strong> \u2013 Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi has identified rampant corruption as the root cause of Uganda&#8217;s most pressing issues, asserting it has crippled public services and entrenched poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The candidate made the remarks on Sunday while addressing a campaign rally in Muhanga Town Council, Rukiga District, as part of his ongoing presidential campaign tour in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mafabi argued that essential services intended for ordinary Ugandans remain inadequate at the community level due to systematic sabotage by &#8220;selfish and greedy&#8221; individuals in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The biggest problems of Uganda stem from the rampant corruption in the country. 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