Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has issued a stern warning to organizers planning an anti-corruption march on Tuesday, advising them to abandon their plans or face severe consequences.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Some activists have announced their intention to march to parliament to express their dissatisfaction with corruption within the government.
In a televised address on Saturday night, President Museveni stated, “Some elements, particularly from the opposition, are collaborating with foreigners to incite chaos in Uganda through illegal and reckless processions. They should reconsider their actions, or we will be forced to intervene.”
Having ruled Uganda with a firm grip since 1986, Museveni criticized those he accused of attempting to undermine the achievements of “wealth creators.”
“This vast amount of food we consume is produced by us, the wealth creators, benefiting everyone. While we are focused on generating wealth, you want to disrupt our efforts! You’re playing with fire. We cannot allow you to disturb our progress,” he asserted.
Museveni also addressed the impracticality of protests in busy areas like Kampala, questioning, “When you hear people talking of demonstrations, and you do it in a place like Kampala where people are selling on the roadside, are you going to step on their products? You are playing. Don’t entertain such ideas in your mind.”
He suggested that the organizers use Kololo Independence Grounds for their protests, and choose a less busy day like Sunday for their activities.
Earlier on Saturday, Ugandan police had already informed the organizers that the planned protest in Kampala would not be permitted due to intelligence indicating that “some elements were trying to take advantage of the demonstration to cause chaos in the country.”
AFP quoted Ugandan police operations director Frank Mwesigwa, who stated, “Demonstrations can only be allowed under our mandate as long as they do not cause public disorder and disrupt the lives of lawful citizens.”
“We don’t need police permission to carry out a peaceful demonstration. It is our constitutional right,” one of the main protest leaders, Louez Opolose, told AFP.
A protester, Shamim Nambasa, speaking with AFP, said,“Our starting point in the fight against corruption is parliament… and the demonstration is on irrespective of what police is saying.”
According to the BBC on Sunday, the protesters, mainly young Ugandans, are demanding an end to government corruption, inspired by recent protests in neighboring Kenya.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
