Overview

• Parliament Speaker Anita Among is sanctioned for significant corruption linked to her leadership of Uganda’s Parliament.
• Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu, former deputy chief of Uganda’s military, is sanctioned for extrajudicial killings by government troops.
• Three former ministers are sanctioned for misusing public resources intended for impoverished communities.
• The officials are barred from entering the US, with further visa restrictions planned for other Ugandan officials.
• Ugandan President Museveni has been criticized for protecting corrupt officials despite promises to address corruption.