The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Uganda's parliamentary speaker and several other officials over corruption and serious abuses of human rights. Parliament Speaker Anita Among was sanctioned “due to involvement in significant corruption tied to her leadership' of Uganda's national assembly, the U.S. State Department said. Lt. Gen.
that she did not declare to authorities. The State Department statement said those sanctioned are barred from entering the U.S. Ugandans have been stunned by the revelations about Among's spending. She has denied the allegations and has claimed she is the victim of a political witch hunt. She says she is being targeted for her role in enacting an anti-gay bill condemned by rights watchdogs and others. Elwelu and the other sanctioned Ugandans were not immediately available for comment.