Source: US News & World Report
“Uganda’s parliament passed legislation to curb alleged foreign influence after scaling back proposed restrictions on funding from abroad that the central bank governor said risked ‘economic disaster.’ The proposal, entitled ‘The Protection of Sovereignty Bill,’ was adopted late on Tuesday and now awaits the signature of President Yoweri Museveni. Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, and allies in the ruling party regularly decry outside influence in Uganda, accusing domestic political rivals of receiving funding from abroad and pushing foreign agendas such as LGBTQ rights. Several Ugandan opposition parties have traditionally received some of their funding from outside the country.” (05/06/26)