Uganda: Canadian Jailed for Overstaying Visa

23 September 2014

The state is struggling to find charges to prefer against a Canadian national alleged to have overstayed his welcome in the country for about 30 years.

According to the directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) spokesperson, Jacob Siminyu, Abdul Aziz Viran, who claims to be a Ugandan citizen by birth, has failed to produce proof of citizenship.

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