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Uganda: China Arrests Top Suspect in Foreign Minister Bribery Case
Observer, 11 March 2018
The founder and owner of a company which allegedly offered bribes to African leaders, including Uganda's foreign minister Sam Kutesa, in return for business favours, has been… Read more »
China Arrests Suspect in Ugandan Foreign Minister Bribery Case
The founder and owner of a company which allegedly offered bribes to African leaders, including Uganda's Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa, in return for business favours, has been arrested in China. According to the South China Morning Post, Ye Jianming, owner of the Shanghai-based China Energy Fund Committee, was taken in for questioning at the beginning of March.
Ye Jianming, right, with Sam Kutesa. Ye was arrested on the orders of China's president.
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Uganda: The U.S. Signals Its Support for Disgraced Minister Sam Kutesa - Implications
Fahamu, 1 February 2018
The meeting between US ambassador to Uganda Debra Malac with Uganda's disgraced Minister for Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa on 19 January 2018 demonstrated that the value of Uganda's… Read more »
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Uganda: Speaker Rejects Calls to Investigate Minister Over Bribery Allegations
Monitor, 14 December 2017
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has rejected calls to investigate Foreign Affairs minister, Sam Kutesa, over claims that he took a Shs1.8 billion bribe from a Chinese… Read more »
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Uganda: How American Bribery Case Sucked in President Museveni
Independent (Kampala), 4 December 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa is likely to come under fire from Parliament following exposure of a deal in which he received a dodgy "donation" of US$500,000 (Approx. Shs1.8… Read more »
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Seven members of parliament say foreign minister Sam Kutesa should resign. This follows reports that Kutesa in 2016 asked for and received a Shs1.8 billion bribe from Chi ... Read more »
