Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has warned protesters planning an anti-corruption march on Tuesday that they are “playing with fire” and will not be tolerated.

BBC reports on Sunday that the protesters, mostly young Ugandans, are demanding an end to corruption in government and have been inspired by recent demonstrations in neighbouring Kenya.

Museveni was reported to have accused the protest organisers of working with foreigners to cause chaos in Uganda in a televised address, and warned that the government will not allow disruptions to the country’s progress.

“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,” he said.

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 police is 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 Among, over allegations of corruption.

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Meanwhile, in Kenya, President William Ruto, has called for an end to protests demanding his resignation and an end to “bad governance.”

The protests, which have turned violent at times, have resulted in at least 50 deaths and 413 injuries since June 18, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.

In Nigeria, PUNCH Online understands that a planned protest, scheduled to take place from August 1 to 10, 2024, is gaining momentum across the country.

The demonstration is aimed at drawing attention to the economic challenges faced by Nigerians.

While the protest has garnered support from some quarters, it has also attracted mixed reactions and concerns from various stakeholders.

The Presidency has described calls for the nationwide protests as treasonable.


The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on his X account, claimed that those organising the protests were also behind the “destructive” #EndSARS protests of October 2020.

Source: https://punchng.com/You-are-playing-with-fire-Ugandan-President-warns-protesters

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Pekalamess

African mentality.
They would fail to perform while holding tight to power and then turn to resist any protest their incompetent govt.

The werey Protester called Tinubu organized and led protesters into the streets against IBB in the 90s and then led protest against Jonathan govt in the 2011s.
Now he is afraid of protest against his useless incompetent govt.
The protest must hold against his govt so he also gets a dose of what he dished out.
If Lagosians like, let them try to bully and blackmail people from holding the protest in Lagos, it will still hold in other parts of the country.

It's like African youths have unanimously decided to reduce their population. That's a welcome idea.

After the white man's colonisation and inglorious exit, then African either became colonial Lords themselves or start leaguing with the neo-colonists to continue to enslave their continents. All these IMF and Brentwood backed institutions tyrannical African seat-tight leaders will surely learn the hard way.

Obidients will soon rush to insults the president, because the agulu fraudster peter obi is also playing with fire in Nigeria .

The president and tinubu are the ones playing with fire.
U protest u die.
U no protest hungry still kill u.

They refused to do the right thing yet they are scared of protests... African youth's have woken up

Why are this two old mofos Uganda & Nigerian 🇳🇬 president scared of this protest 🪧🪧🪧

Africa don dey get sense small small

Nigeria is next ..

Idi’Ami Junior 😀

CharleyBright:
African mentality.
They would fail to perform while holding tight to power and then turn to resist any protest their incompetent govt.

The werey Protester called Tinubu organized and led protesters into the streets against IBB in the 90s and then led protest against Jonathan govt in the 2011s.
Now he is afraid of protest against his useless incompetent govt.
The protest must hold against his govt so he also gets a dose of what he dished out.
If Lagosians like, let them try to bully and blackmail people from holding the protest in Lagos, it will still hold in other parts of the country.

The protest against Jonathan was so ORGANIC and so WIDE SPREAD across every part of Nigeria and was so PEACEFUL. Let us see how this will go. I give it to Tinubu who singlehandedly organized such a successful protest even against IBB a Solider.

Majority of the people making reference to Tinubu's ground breaking protest today as a form of attack on him were actually on the streets in 2012 protesting against Jonathan. The protest was one of it's kind. THE WHOLE OF NIGERIA PROTESTED AGAINST JONATHAN.

Fireworks everywhere in Africa

yarimo:
Obidients will soon rush to insults the president, because the agulu fraudster peter obi is also playing with fire in Nigeria .

Hope say you don see food chop this morning sha?? 😂😂😂

emmanuel596:


Hope say you don see food chop this morning sha?? 😂😂😂

ok

Who owns the country him or the people?

You see this Gen z .. will teach this world a lesson it has never seen before ... It's a slow process but when clap enter dance


All the airport will be blocked, all borders blocked then the people will beging to dine on those who call themselves sacred COWS!


It's a digital age ... You better let go of analog mindset oh ye dinosaurs of Africa

Black Africa leaders are evil indeed!🤔

Nobody is coming to save us from these greedy elders.

African youths are awake now

Protests is the new wave in Black Africa right now...

When the Arab spring happened Black African youths were fooling around, now their eyes don clear...

Nigeria next
Cameron to follow

Noted.

No be this man dey piss for body in Public ?

Really

All African leaders are corrupt and will do anything to enrich themselves for life.. I thank God all African populace are getting wise and trying to defend themselves from the monsters they voted into power.. As for Nigeria, that protest must hold..

That fire will consume All of you, wicked and backward African leaders

Everyone has right to peaceful protest. We call it peaceful because it is devoid of destruction of properties and public utilities. If your aim is to disguise as a protester in order to destroy another person's or government properties then be prepared to face the music.