Uganda has enlisted two Washington lobby firms to combat intensifying international criticism regarding its controversial domestic human rights record.
Public filings reveal that Moran Global Strategies and Skyline Capitol registered as foreign agents for the East African nation this month.
The two firms join Scribe Strategies & Advisors, an agency that has legally represented Kampala’s interests since January.
This diplomatic blitz arrives as American lawmakers fiercely scrutinize the outsized political role of Chief of Defense Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Muhoozi, the son and potential successor of President Yoweri Museveni, draws heavy criticism for orchestrating systemic crackdowns on political opposition.
United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen warned that his continued repression indicates a dangerous desire to aggressively consolidate autocratic power.
Journalists, media outlets, and political dissidents have frequently borne the brunt of his expanding and heavy-handed military influence.
Simultaneously, Ugandan officials are fiercely lobbying to lift crippling economic restrictions tied to the regional Ebola virus outbreak.
The nation discharged its final recovering Ebola patient last week after successfully containing the spread within its borders.
Kampala now demands that global authorities decouple Uganda from the far worse-hit Democratic Republic of Congo regarding strict travel bans.
Lobbyists intend to convince American policymakers that the country remains safe for international travel, commerce, and foreign investment.