Risch labels Uganda an emerging ‘Exporter of Instability’; urges US sanctions Muhoozi Over Rights Abuses
"Uganda is also linked to destabilising regional activities, making the regime an increasingly problematic exporter of instability,” US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Risch added. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch, has called for sanctions against Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. This plea follows the recently concluded Ugandan general election, which saw President Yoweri Museveni secure a seventh term in office.
- Risch urged the Trump administration to reassess the US security relationship with Uganda.
- The US Senator accused the Ugandan government of contributing to instability beyond its borders and labeled Uganda an emerging ‘Exporter of Instability’.
- Risch warned that trends in Uganda and Tanzania pose alarming indicators for upcoming elections in countries like Kenya and Ethiopia.
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