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US imposes fresh visa restrictions on Ugandan officials over poll Saturday April 17 2021 Military police patrol the streets of Kampala to quell violence during the Ugandan general election. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI Advertisement In yet another cooling of relations between Kampala and its Western allies, the United States has announced visa restrictions on Ugandan officials who are believed to have undermined the democratic process in the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. “Today I am announcing visa restrictions on those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Uganda, including during the country’s January 14 general elections and the campaign period that preceded it,” Mr Blinken said, in a press statement issued by the State Department on Friday. ....
Daily Monitor Thursday April 15 2021 Summary IGP Martins Okoth-Ochola on March 8 ordered a probe into how official documents addressed to top police leadership are accessed by junior staff before they are delivered to the recipients, according to a source who requested to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation. Advertisement At least seven people, including police officers and civilians working in the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), are being investigated for leaking confidential information to junior staff and to the public, Daily Monitor has established. IGP Martins Okoth-Ochola on March 8 ordered a probe into how official documents addressed to top police leadership are accessed by junior staff before they are delivered to the recipients, according to a source who requested to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation. ....
Sacked SPCs withhold uniforms over salary Tuesday April 13 2021 Police officers block former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, and team as they were heading for a campaign meeting in Bushenyi on December 16, 2020. In January, government recruited special police constables to provide security during the election period. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA Summary 50,000 Recruits: Government recruited about 50,000 SPCs across the country to provide security during the election period. The law enforcers say their March salary was not cleared. Advertisement They claim that they were discharged from the police force without getting their payment for March. In January, the government recruited about 50,000 special police constables across the country to provide security during the election period. ....
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Daily Monitor Thursday April 01 2021 LDU personnel arrest a man during demonstrations at Kasubi in Kampala on June 16, 2020. The US report accuses government of stifling dissenting voices. PHOTO/FILE Summary The report says although the law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, security forces often arbitrarily arrested and detained persons, especially opposition leaders, politicians, activists, demonstrators and journalists. Brig Gen Falvia Byekwaso, the UPDF spokesperson, yesterday said the claims by the US state department are sweeping statements. Advertisement A new report by the US State department has painted a grim picture of Uganda government’s human rights record, re-echoing what civil society and Opposition politicians have for long called targeted brutality against dissenting voices. ....