U.S. imposes visa curbs on Ugandan election officials
THE United States is imposing visa bans on Ugandan government officials accused of human rights violation and repressive acts that tainted the January election, putting pressure on longtime Western ally President Yoweri Museveni. The visa restrictions will apply to "those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process" during the January 14 election and its preparations, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. "There are consequences for interfering in the democratic process," Blinken wrote later on Twitter. The statement did not name those targeted. The Ugandan government rejected the allegations and accused the United…