00:01Uganda's President Eureka Guta Museveni has signed into law forbidding foreign interference in the country, despite warnings from different concerned
00:09parties.
00:10The Etiwaniya or Museveni has always accused mainly the opposition and other NGOs of receiving funding from abroad with the
00:18intent to destabilize the East African nation.
00:20The Protection of Sovereignty Bill, passed by the Parliament earlier this month, intends to criminalize the promotion of foreign interest
00:27at the expense of Uganda's interest.
00:30The law, which carries a maximum imprisonment of 10 years, also bans anyone from implementing or developing policies without government
00:37approval.
00:38The bill has sparked widespread concern among rice groups, journalists and sections of the private sector who say it could
00:45undermine the freedom and deter investment in the East African nation.
00:48Human rights was said it mimics laws passed in Russia and allied countries using deliberately vague terms that can be
00:57applied to any campaigner deemed a nuisance.
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