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Uganda: Will jailing ministers damage President Museveni politically?

By Edward Nyembo

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Posted on April 21, 2023 15:44

© Ugandan State Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development Amos Lugoloobi is escorted to the anti-corruption court in Kampala, Uganda April 17, 2023. (REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa) — Ugandan State Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development Amos Lugoloobi is escorted to the anti-corruption court in Kampala, Uganda April 17, 2023. (REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa)

Analysts describe corruption as the glue that holds the Ugandan regime together. Now that President Yoweri Museveni has placed his ministers on the chopping block over misappropriation of iron sheets, will it damage him politically? Analysts believe it could, but depending on how far he goes.

The iron sheets scandal came to light in February, involving senior government officials allegedly diverting and sharing iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja, the poorest region in the country.

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