KAMPALA: Vice President Jessica Alupo has reminded surveyors that ethics and integrity are core attributes of high-performing and successful surveying practitioners.
“Given the current numerous inconsistencies related to land issues, public trust is put on line when you fail to live up to high ethical values and integrity,” the Vice President during the end-of-year luncheon and Pre-AGM 2020 conference held on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Sheraton Hotel, Kampala.
Her speech was delivered by Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba. She added: “I wish to encourage you to live by your vision of becoming the center of advancement in Land Built Environment Management and act as a prime mover of Sustainable Development in the region”.
Alupo said the government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, will give surveyors full support to technically develop their profession. “On your part we expect you to depict professionalism in practice, it is by your works that the public will respect you,” she added.
On the other hand, the Vice President was especially happy to join surveyors at the pre-AGM 2022 and end-of-year luncheon for the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda, a function organized to bring together everybody in the survey industry to convene, interact and compare notes related to the surveying in the country.
She credited the surveyors who have endeavored to deliver optimally, despite the challenges they face to date.
“I strongly believe, therefore, that you have been doing a good job in your respective sub-departments that include land surveying, quantity surveying, valuation surveying, and hydrological surveying, ” remarked Alupo.
Giving directions for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) next year, Alupo advised surveyors to emphasize issues of professional development and institutional development.
“I strongly believe that specific knowledge on issues within your industry will go a long way in empowering you to perform better. The Institution of surveyors in Uganda (ISU) should take particular interest in the ongoing training and skilling of its members so that they remain competitive in the Uganda market and internationally, ” she said.
Surveyors in Uganda manage a very intricate industry. This industry involves, among other things, delineating property boundaries and the physical features of properties. It also involves a survey of mineral properties and the computation of areas, volumes, and other quantities as well as the preparation of maps and plans. This is a key contribution to maintaining law and order in communities and it ensures harmony with individual and national neighbors.