Britain slams sanctions on Uganda’s speaker over graft

The United Kingdom government has sanctioned the speaker of Uganda’s parliament, Anita Among, and two lawmakers under its anti-corruption laws, according to official documents published on Tuesday. The document alleges that Among and the other two lawmakers, Mary Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu, former ministers for the Karamoja region, will be subject to travel bans and asset freezes under the UK's Global Anti-Corruption sanctions regime. The two are accused of having stolen thousands of iron sheets from a government-funded housing project aimed at helping vulnerable communities in Karamoja. VOA’s Douglas Mpuga reached Cissy Kagaba, a lawyer, and the former Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda for her reaction to these sanction