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China doesn’t and will not interfere in the internal affairs of Uganda, the country’s ambassador , Mr Zhang Lizhong, has said.

Amb Zhang’s response was prompted by a question on why China, considered the second biggest economy in the world after the USA, has never come out to strongly condemn or even sanction some Ugandan government officials who violate the human rights of the citizens or those involved in massive corruption.

In the recent past, the USA and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions against Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and former Karamoja ministers Mary Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu for allegedly taking iron sheets belonging to the vulnerable people of Karamoja.

The sanctions are purposefully put to cause financial difficulties to the target individual. They do not only deny individuals entry into the sanctioning country, they often allow for seizure of any of the sanctioned person’s assets held in the country.

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