This archive report was first published on 25 September 2019.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has rejected US sanctions against General Kale Kayihura, his former police chief, saying any charges against Kayihura will be handled in Uganda.
Published on September 25, 2019, Museveni made the statement over the weekend, as reported by VOA.
He said, 'For the Opposition that is celebrating U.S. sanctions, it simply shows how poor the quality of their spectacles are, when it comes to issues of Uganda and Africa.'
Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for over three decades, emphasized that his government will never hand over any Ugandan to the International Criminal Court, despite being a party to the ICC statutes.
General Kayihura was sanctioned over alleged violation of human rights during his tenure as the country's top police boss between 2005 and 2018.
The US Government has since blocked Kayihura's assets and imposed a travel ban on him and his family members, also accusing him of corruption and bribery.
Museveni added, 'What would be disappointing is to hear that Kale had investments in the USA that his children go to see. That would be treason. Investments in the USA when Uganda needs investments? I do not have and will never have a single investment outside Uganda.'
