Govt on spot over 1,500 Israel refugees sent to Uganda
Prime Minister, Rukahana Rugunda said government will issue a statement on the matter next week.
What you need to know:
- At least 1, 500 of the above were reportedly relocated to Uganda.
- A local newspaper reported this week reported that Israel send had sent 1,400 refugees to Uganda. The behind-the-scenes deal between Israel, Uganda and Rwanda has been exposed for some time in Israel, but Uganda officially continues to deny its existence.
Kampala
The government is set to explain under what circumstances it allowed Israel to relocate 'its' migrants to Uganda.
“Next week, government will come out with a statement on the matter,” the Prime Minister, Rukahana Rugunda, told Parliament on Thursday.
Dr Rugunda was responding to a question by Lwemiyaga Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore Ssekikubo about the foreigners.
“The minister responsible [for Foreign Affairs] will be making a report on the matter so that Parliament and the country can be better informed about this rather unique and intriguing matter,” Dr Rugunda added.
The Times of Israel (TOI) online edition on August 29, 2017 reported that Israel would relocate many Eritrean and Sudanese migrants to Uganda.
The tiny Middle East country, according to The Jewish Standard (June 2012), hosts 34, 000 Eritreans and 15, 700 South Sudanese.
At least 1, 500 of the above were reportedly relocated to Uganda.
Many might have left their home countries due to political persecution.
A local newspaper reported this week reported that Israel send had sent 1,400 refugees to Uganda. The behind-the-scenes deal between Israel, Uganda and Rwanda has been exposed for some time in Israel, but Uganda officially continues to deny its existence.
The newspaper reported that it had interviewed ten refugees who said Israel had promised to resettle them in Uganda, only for them to have been abandoned and harassed by state agents in Kampala.
