Ugandan President shows opponents his iron fist
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May 18, 2011 (KAMPALA) – Uganda President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,
says in a statement send to the media on 17 May, that opposition
parties’ “walk-to-work” demonstration and media that applauds illegal
demonstrations will be deal with by amending the constitution and
penal code.
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President of Uganda, Museveni
In a strongly worded letter under the heading “We shall know them by
their fruits”, the Ugandan leader describes opposition parties’
protests over increasing fuel price and general cost of living as a
“treacherous” attempt with hidden agenda.
“Ever since Dr. Kizza Besigye started the latest of his treacherous
‘walk-to-work’ – those who did not know the history of these groups
started saying: ‘Let him walk. What is the harm?” writes Museveni .
“Those who were of that view [allowing ‘walk-to-work’] did not know
the ever constant hidden agenda,” he added.
Kampala has witnessed a series of tense protests since 11 April when
opposition leaders led by Kizza Besigye of Forum for Democratic Change
(FDC) and Robert Moa of Democratic Party (DP) among others. At least
nine people are known to have died when security forces fought running
battles with opposition supporters. Museveni, whose February election
victory is rejected by his rivals, came to power in 1986. Having won
another five year term of office, he will have served 30 years in
office by 2016.
The letter come less than a week after his swearing-in ceremony,
coincided with opposition leader’s return from Kenya, which caused
confrontations between police and his supporters on the
Entebbe—Kampala highway where dignitaries’ cars were allegedly pelted
with stones.
The incident angered Museveni who asked “why insist on the day of
swearing-in ceremony [when] there are 365 days of a calendar”.
“…the NRM [National Resistance Movement—Uganda’s ruling party] has
already started the process of strengthening the law by amending the
constitution and Penal Code to ensure that this indiscipline end,” he
wrote.
“The media houses house both local and international such as
Al-jazeera, BBC, NTV, The Daily Monitor etc, that cheer on these
irresponsible people are enemies of Uganda’s recovery and they will be
treated as such. Why do they not also report the negative acts of
these elements,” Museveni noted.
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