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Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has warned protesters planning an anti-corruption march on Tuesday to desist from such act, saying the government will not allow any disruption of the country's progress.
He added that protesters are “playing with fire” and would not be tolerated.
Ugandan protesters majorly comprising youths, are demanding an end to corruption in the government.
Museveni, on the other hand, indicted the protest organisers of working with foreigners to cause chaos in Uganda.
He warned that the government would not allow disruptions to the country’s progress.
According to him, “We are busy producing wealth… and you here want to disturb us. You are playing with fire because we cannot allow you to disturb us."
Police have refused to grant permission for the march, but protest leaders have said they will proceed anyway, citing their constitutional right to peaceful demonstration.
“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 the police are saying.”
The march comes amid growing discontent over corruption in Uganda, with the US and UK recently imposing sanctions on high-ranking officials, including parliamentary speaker Anita Annet, over allegations of corruption.
