Forged travel
documents and the so called West Africa Crime Syndicate have been in Uganda for a very long period of time. All the new designs of improved Uganda passports came as a result of that. How I know, you may ask.
During my
employment with the RLC in Great Britain, I visited a number of Immigration Detention centers, and had
an opportunity on many occasions to be present during immigration interviews for
certain reasons. Amazingly, some of
the people in these centers with Ugandan travel documents were not actually
Ugandan citizens and ironically, some of the real Ugandan natives came with
mostly S. African and Tanzanian passports
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INFLUX: Katumba Wamala (right) and Elizabeth Kutesa listen to Kassiano
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By John Kakande
THE Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director, Elizabeth Kutesa,
has said a criminal syndicate of nationals from West Africa has
established a base in Uganda.
Kutesa and the Inspector General of Police Major General Edward Katumba
Wamala were yesterday testifying before the parliamentary select
committee on immigration chaired by Dr. Kasirivu Atwooki.
Kutesa revealed that a West African syndicate had established a base in
Uganda, engaging in illicit activities including money laundering and
forging travel documents.
“They have perfected the game,” said Kutesa, adding that many
Ugandans wishing to go for kyeyo (odd jobs abroad) had fallen prey to the
syndicate. He said a number of Ugandans had been arrested over forged
travel documents.
Kutesa said Ugandans had become notorious in Europe for forged travel
documents and were about to overtake Nigerians in the vice.
But midway their testimony, the press was sent out of the meeting after
MP Kasiano Wadri asked Katumba Wamala to explain whether it was due to
political interference that a “notorious money launderer”
wanted in the West was being given sanctuary in Uganda.
Katumba said he would only talk about the issue if the press left the
room.
Katumba and Kutesa decried the influx of foreigners into the country.
Katumba said he had just received a report from the Special Branch
director indicating that the influx needed to be halted.
Katumba said the immigration department needed to work closely with the
Police, particularly due to the problem of terrorism. He said there were
terrorist cells in neighbouring countries, making it vital to know who
enters the country.
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on: Thursday, 18th March, 2004
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