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Biden Starts Imposing Travel Bans On Ugandans For ‘Undermining Democracy’

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The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has revealed that the country is starting today to impose travel bans on Ugandan individuals involved in alleged undermining of democracy.

Blinken made this revelation in a tweet on Friday.

“There are consequences for interfering in the democratic process. Starting today, we are imposing visa restrictions on those involved in undermining democracy in Uganda,” Blinken tweeted.

He added, “Civil society organizations and activists working to support electoral institutions and transparent electoral processes have been targeted with harassment, intimidation, arrest, deportation, and spurious legal charges and denial of bank account access. The government limited accreditation for international and local election observers and civil society, but those who were able to observe the process noted widespread irregularities before, during, and after the election, which have undermined its credibility.”

He revealed that the US used the January 14th presidential poll and campaign period to reach their decision.

The Uganda government is yet to respond to the development.

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