Domestic Cooperation
The Uganda AML/CFT/CPF Taskforce is a forum that brings together government Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and private sector institutions that are involved in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism and proliferation. The UAML/CFT is chaired by the Director, of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development on behalf of the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to Treasury and meets regularly for purposes of coordinating policies and sharing information on AML/CFT matters. The FIA is the Secretariat for the task force and Uganda for all AML/CFT/CPF-related matters.
The main duties of the task force are;
- Provide sound and timely advice to the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development and other relevant stakeholders on the prevention of money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing;
- Promote a strong legal and institutional AML/CFT framework and,
- Facilitate networking and cooperation amongst relevant stakeholders among others.
In order to improve the quality of Terrorism and Terrorism financing intelligence and processing, Security agencies that include the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Uganda Police, External Security Organisation, and Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), Uganda Prisons among others have established a Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce that meets regularly to review intelligence gathered relating to terrorism. At the operational level of this Joint Taskforce is the Counter Terrorism Interagency Taskforce with representation from all agencies responsible for counter-terrorism and terrorism financing
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