The Ministry of Internal Security has announced that Northern Corridor countries will deport fugitives and convicts so they can face justice and serve time in their respective countries where they might have committed crimes.
Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya under the Northern Corridor Initiative have signed a memorandum of understanding to bring deportation of convicts and fugitives into effect during the closing ceremony of a four- day meeting on security.
The Minister of Internal Security Sheikh Harerimana Mussa Fazil argued that under the new arrangement, convicts will serve their sentences near their families.
The Uganda State Minister for internal affairs, James Baba has noted that the exchange of convicts will start soon regardless of the remaining time to be served.
“We know there are some Ugandans are jailed in Rwanda or Kenya even though we don’t have statistics,” he said.
Harerimana noted that the government has the obligation of ensuring citizens’ welfare adding that the new partnership is an effort to promote respect for human rights since getting jailed abroad doesn’t remove one’s nationality.
“States have responsibilities of promoting citizens’ welfare. Conviction doesn’t mean deprival of nationality,” he said.
The minister explained that efforts are underway to transport convicts to their countries. Rwanda also doesn’t have statistics of Rwandans jailed in Uganda and Kenya.
The three countries have also signed an agreement on hosting refugees as prepared by Uganda while Rwanda will elaborate traffic rules within Northern Corridor states. The Northern Corridor connects Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda on sustainable developmental projects.
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