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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Since the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions were introduced in April 2021, the UK has imposed sanctions on 42 individuals and entities under this regime to fight corruption around the world, according to London.<\/b><\/p>\n

The UK has imposed sanctions against Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, as well as two members of parliament for alleged corruption, UK Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell said.<\/p>\n

The three, two of whom are former ministers in charge of Uganda’s poorest region, Karamoja, and who have been indicted by Uganda’s anti-corruption court for corruption, will be subject to travel bans and asset freezes, the government added.<\/p>\n

“The two former ministers sanctioned \u2013 Mary Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu \u2013 stole thousands of iron sheets used for roofing and infrastructure from a Ugandan government-funded project aimed at housing some of the most vulnerable communities in the region, providing them to prominent politicians and their families instead,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

Speaker Among “benefited from the proceeds,” the UK government alleged.<\/p>\n

The Ugandan Parliament responded by calling the allegations rumors that were prompted by the Speaker’s support for Uganda’s anti-LGBT* legislation.<\/p>\n

“The iron sheets have been used as a ruse to conceal the real, unstated but clearly obvious reason for the sanctions, which is the Speaker’s stance on the recently enacted Anti-Homosexuality Act,” the parliament said.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers also advised London to “respect Uganda’s sovereignty” and avoid “interfering in local politics, including arm-twisting decision-makers to align with their value systems, especially on homosexuality.”Since the Ugandan president signed a law that prohibits same-sex relationships and imposes the death penalty for certain related aggravated crimes, including engaging in homosexual acts with minors, Uganda has been criticized by Western countries and Western-backed organizations. The US, for instance, announced several rounds of visa restrictions for Ugandan officials involved in the enforcement of the law.<\/p>\n

In early December, the US imposed a new package of sanctions on Ugandan officials involved in the law, which Ugandan Foreign Minister Henry Okello Oryem criticized, accusing Washington of pushing its LGBT agenda in Africa.<\/p>\n

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