Deported MTN Boss Returns to Uganda After Presidential Pardon

President Yoweri Museveni has orded the Immigration Department to remove MTN Uganda chief executive officer, Wim Vanhelleputte, from the Stop List. Vanhelleputte was deported in February over allegations of undermining state security.

The surprise return of Vanhelleputte is likely to put security chiefs on the spot, after separate investigations exonerated him.

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