The Ministry of Internal Affairs has revealed that on a monthly basis, it deports more than 20 foreign nationals who are illegally staying in Uganda without working permits and travel documents.
According to the ministry, most of the foreigners enter the country using tourist visas and end up seeking local jobs in downtown Kampala and other places.
Speaking to Endigyito radio, Simon Mundeyi, the ministry spokesperson, said upon arrest, the foreigners are taken to court and then deported.
Early this year, a section of unemployed youth expressed dissatisfaction with the Equal Opportunities Commission over the influx of foreign nationals who they accused of working in low skill jobs such as security guards.
Mundeyi advised foreigners with expired work permits to renew them.
