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BUWEMBO: In Uganda’s war against corruption, Mafabi fears that FIA fears the Mafia

FIA fears big money launderers yet terrorises harmless NGOs. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA

By  Joachim Buwembo

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In Kampala there is a new fear called FIA. The Financial Intelligence Authority came to town in 2013, but many started taking note of it only a couple of years ago when it froze bank accounts of several non-governmental organisations.

And last week it requisitioned information on bank accounts of 13 NGOs.

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