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More Donors Freeze Aid to Uganda Over Corruption | Redux

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More Donors Freeze Aid to Uganda Over Corruption

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An audacious scam in which up to $13 million in donor money was embezzled in the office of Uganda's prime minister has brought several European donors to freeze aid to Uganda, the kind of action long demanded by transparency campaigners who charge that the money encourages a corrupt system. In its new corruption survey, published Wednesday, Transparency International ranks Uganda at 130 out of 176 countries. Even in a country where many have come to take official corruption for granted, the latest scandal —brought to light by the country's auditor general in October — is remarkable for its details: more than $220,000 spent on gas in four days, millions of dollars diverted to buy luxury vehicles for top officials, millions deposited into individuals' private accounts.

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Roberto Ridolfi

Overall Sentiment: -0.0104953

Relevance: 0.236654

SentimentQuote
0.0951812Ridolfi said the EU and its development partners in Uganda "will withhold pending budget support disbursements and any further commitments for an initial period of up to (six) months."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0951812
  • Mean: 0.0951812
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Yoweri Museveni

Overall Sentiment: 0.105037

Relevance: 0.214665

SentimentQuote
-0.0375112Museveni told a meeting of donors last month that official graft has proved hard to fight in Uganda because "the suspected thieves are very cunning."
0.191261Museveni asked the donors to reconsider the aid cuts, saying "the fight against these thieves is going on well."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1537498
  • Mean: 0.0768749
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Joseph Kony

Overall Sentiment: -1

Relevance: 0.164461

Amama Mbabazi

Overall Sentiment: -0.176188

Relevance: 0.159965

Jackie Asiimwe-Mwesige

Overall Sentiment: 0.348507

Relevance: 0.148585

Pius Bigirimana

Overall Sentiment: -0.221481

Relevance: 0.138993

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Additional Info:

Country: Uganda

Overall Sentiment: -0.154086

Relevance: 0.907001

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