US Senator Risch Calls Museveni Polls a ‘Hollow Exercise,’ Flags Muhoozi for Possible Sanctions

Kampala/Washington — The chairman of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jim Risch, has sharply criticized Uganda’s recent general elections, describing them as a “hollow exercise” designed to legitimise President Museveni’s continued hold on power. In a statement released in Washington, Mr Risch said the elections were staged to secure President Museveni’s seventh … Continue reading US Senator Risch Calls Museveni Polls a ‘Hollow Exercise,’ Flags Muhoozi for Possible Sanctions