US imposes entry ban on Uganda Speaker, army chief, ministers

Uganda's Speaker of Parliament Anita Among. PHOTO | UGANDA PARLIAMENT PRESS TEAM

The United States on Thursday sanctioned five Uganda public officials, including the country’s Speaker of Parliament and the immediate former Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, a move that piles more pressure on Kampala to act on the integrity and human rights record of its officers.

The entry ban comes just a month after the United Kingdom also announced similar sanctions against the leader of the national assembly and two ex-ministers.