Unethical Leadership Among Political Elites Involved in Public Administration in Uganda: Strategies for Mitigation and Ethical Redirection

My research examined unethical leadership among political elites in Uganda: strategies for mitigation and ethical redirection. The media in Uganda to date has investigated many political elites who hold responsibility for public administration; other indices like the Transparency International Corruption Index do not post encouraging results as well. The high prevalence of unethical leadership among the political elites is glaring and my research sought to recommend some strategies for mitigation and redirection. In this research, I primarily focused on finding some strategic pathways for the political elite in Uganda to depart from unethical practices and embrace effective public administration. In the process I worked to understand the nature and impact of unethical practices, examined the current state of ethical leadership awareness among the political elite in public administration in Uganda, and suggested ways in which ethical leadership can become one of the primary leadership paradigms across the political elite in public administration in Uganda. I undertook a mixed methods study and engaged the reflexive thematic analysis approach for my qualitative data analysis. I found that there is a significant correlation confirmed between ethical sensitivity and administrative responsibility; therefore, deployment and promotion of ethical leadership will bring healing from the malady of ineffective public administration in Uganda. As leaders gravitate towards more ethical sensitivity, they will bring healing and shalom to Uganda.