Uganda recalled its ambassador to Denmark and her deputy after they were recorded apparently plotting in a Zoom meeting to steal COVID-19 funds.
File: During the Zoom meeting, the ambassador, her deputy and other staff members are heard devising a plot to share out COVID-19 money which was meant to aid stranded citizens.KAMPALA - Uganda recalled its ambassador to Denmark and her deputy, after the pair were recorded apparently plotting in a Zoom meeting to steal funds meant to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
"Give yourselves $4,000," deputy ambassador Elly Kamahungye is heard to say, admitting there would be"jumbled accounts" while recalling how diplomats were able to bribe auditors to shelve a previous probe into embassy accounts.Angola, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa
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