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How US sanctions affect service delivery in Uganda

David Mujuni | December 14, 2023

The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of the Uganda Prisons Service for alleged gross human rights abuses targeted at government critics and marginalized groups since 2005. Patrick Kamara hosts Prof Prof. Gerald Karyeija from the Uganda Management Institute and Senior Presidential Advisor, Mr […]

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LoP welcomes sanctions on prisons boss

Prossy Kisakye | December 11, 2023

The opposition has welcomed the sanctions imposed on Uganda’s Commissioner General of Prisons, Mr Johnson Byabashaija, saying it’s an opportunity to hold all people involved in human rights violations accountable. The Leader of Opposition Mr Mathias Mpuuga made the remarks while addressing journalists at Parliament where he said that Uganda […]