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Uganda hit by refugee corruption scandal

Saturday, 10 February 2018 7:20 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 10 February 2018 7:20 AM ]

A Congolese girl waits after she crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo with her family to be refugees at Nteko village in western Uganda on January 24, 2018. (AFP)

Daniel Arapmoi
Press TV, Kampala

The United Nations and other major donors have demanded swift accountability from the Ugandan government following allegations of fraud and abuse of funds for refugees. The alleged scam is reported to have consumed hundreds of millions of funds contributed in support of the country’s refugee cause.

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