Uganda, May 1 -- Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, and former Karamoja Affairs ministers Goretti Kitutu and Agness Nandutu have been banned from visiting or living in the United Kingdom (UK).

Any of their finances and assets in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, or any overseas British territory, are immediately frozen.

In addition, UK individuals and businesses are prohibited from dealing with finances or other resources in which any of the trio has stake while existing authorisation for any of them to transit through, visit or stay in the UK is revoked.

The UK Deputy Foreign Minister Andrew Mitchell announced the penalties yesterday, marking the first time ever that London applies its Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions to ...