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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Local lenders are working tirelessly to assess the risks of their banking relationships with Speaker of Parliament Anita Among after she was sanctioned by the United Kingdom (UK) this past week.<\/b><\/p>\n

Press has established that the past workweek\u2019s call logs from the banks captured a frantic scramble as they kept the Central Bank and Uganda Bankers Association officials on the line. Our sources have confirmed that the local lenders\u2019 enquiries had almost a desperate edge to them as they sought clarity on whether they could continue operating the Speaker\u2019s accounts, especially those denominated in foreign currencies.<\/p>\n

IGG opens shock corruption probe of Parliament<\/p>\n

On Friday, as Speaker Among used a House sitting to emphatically say \u201cif they (London) feel I have property, go and freeze them (sic) and see if I will complain\u201d, some of the lenders were still establishing whether they can continue a banking relationship with the politician.<\/p>\n

On April 30, the UK government for the first time \u201cused the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions regime on individuals involved in corruption in Uganda\u201d, a statement released by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office disclosed.<\/p>\n

Speaker Among as well as Ms Mary Goretti Kitutu and Ms Agness Nandutu, who both previously handled the Karamoja Affairs docket in the Cabinet, were sanctioned for their role in diverting iron sheets meant for the residents of the poor and restive Karamoja region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two former ministers…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,\u201d Andrew Mitchell, the UK\u2019s Deputy Foreign Secretary, said, adding, \u201cThe Speaker of the Parliament, Anita Annet Among, benefited from the proceeds.\u201d<\/p>\n

How UK\u2019s sanctions will bite Among, ex-ministers<\/p>\n

Fighting back<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaker Among used the plenary sitting on Friday to make clear that \u201cthese sanctions are politically motivated\u201d in reference to the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which has been criticised by human rights activists and Western governments.<\/p>\n

She told MPs: \u201cThe Bill that you passed in this House, we are carrying a cross, I\u2019m carrying a cross for the 48 million Ugandans…Me I didn\u2019t even vote. I chaired.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the sanctions are against the three individuals, junior Foreign Affairs minister John Mulimba took the unprecedented step of reading a statement on the floor of Parliament in support of Ms Among.<\/p>\n

Minister Mulimba said the UK\u2019s sanctions regime is not alive to the fact that Speaker Among \u201chas not been charged by the Director of Public Prosecutions…\u201d The action also \u201cglosses over the fact that the two cases of [Dr Kitutu and Ms Nandutu] had been uncovered by the government\u2019s own investigative agencies and are currently being handled under the Ugandan courts of law.\u201d<\/p>\n

This moved Speaker Among to tell the House that \u201cI\u2019m not worried\u201d, but banking sources indicate that the sanctioned officials will face serious inconveniences in their travel and financial affairs.<\/p>\n

Still vulnerable?<\/b><\/p>\n

Banking industry sources interviewed on the matter said they expect banks with Ms Among\u2019s foreign currency accounts to \u201crestrict access to any funds available while they seek clarity on the extent of the sanctions\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ms Nandutu and Ms Kitutu are similarly affected but Ms Among, a former banker herself, is believed to have a more expansive banking relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pretty sure that by now the banks would have contacted these individuals and informed them that they can no longer continue banking [with] them,\u201d an official said. He asked not to be named given the sensitivity of the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe default is to freeze the account and either ask you to take your money elsewhere or until the Central Bank and the Financial Intelligence Authority give a green light for the accounts to be operated normally,\u201d he added. \u201cI would be surprised if this hasn\u2019t already happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

While all affected banks will be assessing these risks, pressure will be mostly on international banks and lenders tethered to the international banking system as well as subsidiary and affiliate banks.<\/p>\n

Museveni fighting corruption would be against his own govt, says Ssenyonyi<\/p>\n

Although the extent of the UK sanctions isn\u2019t immediately clear since this is the first time the law has been invoked, local bankers have some experience with the impact of sanctions that the United States government has previously slapped on Ugandans, including former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, former Chief of Military Intelligence Abel Kandiho, and Justice Moses Mukiibi.<\/p>\n

US sanctions CMI boss Abel Kandiho<\/p>\n

UK sanctions spark Kayihura fight back<\/p>\n

In a 2022 interview with this publication, Justice Mukiibi conceded how the sanctions are almost inconceivable in their scope. His money, not just in the bank, but also on the mobile wallet (mobile money) remains inaccessible.<\/p>\n

With most international banking transactions settled in New York, many banks would rather close the accounts of sanctioned individuals than risk getting into trouble with the US government.<\/p>\n

To compound matters, the two biggest merchant card payment providers \u2014 Mastercard and Visa \u2014 are also American, and they would not be able to allow sanctioned individuals to use their accounts.<\/p>\n

The impact on mobile money transactions is less clear but as they have corresponding banks in the background to keep and manage the money, they are likely to be similarly affected.<\/p>\n

What next?<\/b><\/p>\n

Because the UK is imposing sanctions on individuals in Uganda for the first time, another source divulged, it is unclear how exactly the sting will look like. The only thing for sure is that the bite will be consequential.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the coming weeks, days even, the picture could get clearer,\u201d the source offered.<\/p>\n

Since the sanctions were slapped against individuals and not the offices they hold, Minister Mulimba\u2019s statement in the House on Friday marked the first time Kampala was throwing its weight behind an individual.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs looks forward to engaging with the British High Commission in Uganda and the government of the United Kingdom, with whom we maintain cordial relations, on this matter while mindful that sovereignty remains a cardinal principle in the bilateral relations between two countries,\u201d Minister Mulimba said in an otherwise measured statement.<\/p>\n

As for Speaker Among, she appears to be hedging her bets on President Museveni pulling a rabbit out of a hat. She continues to interpret the sanctions as visceral hostility for conducting traffic as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (now Act) was green-lit in the House.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gotten to know what all those sanctions are about, which the minister of Foreign Affairs [has addressed], and at an appropriate time, the Head of State will also respond to it because it is an indictment to [the] Parliament of Uganda,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

Why does Museveni tolerate corruption?<\/p>\n

Museveni cautions public against corruption, greed<\/p>\n

Why do Ugandans tolerate corruption?<\/p>\n

Sanctions act<\/b><\/p>\n

Over the 36 months since UK\u2019s adoption of the Sanctions Act, London has under the law punished 42 individuals and entities in order to combat corruption across the world, according to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.<\/p>\n

UK Deputy Foreign Minister explains that persons targeted for sanction are those who facilitate, profit from or try to cover up serious corruption, as well as making efforts to prevent authorities from carrying out justice for these actions.<\/p>\n

Source: Monitor<\/b><\/p>\n

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