air supply

n. a type of corruption in which money is paid for services not rendered, usually with the agreement of both parties. Subjects: English, Uganda, Crime & Prisons, Politics

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Citations: 1988 Mary Battiata @ Kampala, Uganda San Francisco Chronicle (California) (July 27) “Graft, Corruption Hobble Uganda’s Comeback Efforts” p. 3/Z6: Although petty corruption is rampant in the civil service, Ruzindana has focused on the big fish—senior officials motivated less by need than greed. His target is the booming and notorious Ugandan enterprise known here as “air supply.” Translation: fraud. “It means you supply nothing, and yet you are paid,” said Ruzindana. 1989 Paola Totar (Sydney Morning Herald) (Australia) (July 4) “Regular Shorts” p. 26: We thought you should be given a quick taste of the fiddles his Ugandan counterpart uncovered. For bagmen, brothels, bookmakers and bribes read “air supply.” 1997 New Vision (Nov. 24) “Uganda Wildlife Authority Wants Edroma Prosecuted” (in Kampala, Uganda): Donors and Government funds were diverted. For example $600,000 from reserve funds is unexplained, 500m/= was either diverted or unaccounted for while 136m/= was fraudulently expended. We also discovered anomalies to do with air supply of solar panels and drugs etc. 2004 Henry Ochieng Monitor (Kampala, Uganda) (July 16) “Politics of Graft; Sad Movt Legacy”: This growth occurred at a time when “air supply” was introduced into the Ugandan lexicon. People in positions of influence began conniving with government accounting officers to win tenders on which they hardly delivered. The moment the cheque was cashed they would split the money and run.

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