{UAH} LUKWAGO INTERVIEW WITH DW, Leylah Ndinda

In an interview with DW's Africalink program, the mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago, said that the independence celebrations had turned into a ruling party affair, even though the opposition had also been invited. The only reason for holding the event in Rukungiri, Lukwago claimed, was for the local population to reaffirm their faith in the president and his National Resistance Movement (NRM).

The opposition members said they were offended by this and decided to leave, but as they did so some, including Mayor Lukwago, were arrested and driven away in a van before being let out at Kizza Besigye's home where they were informed they were under house arrest.

Lukwago told DW he and his colleagues had decided to take part in the celebrations "in a spirit of togetherness" but he said such functions had lost their original meaning and were now only used by the NRM to underline President Museveni's hold on power.

Here is the link to the podcast;

http://www.dw.de/africalink-on-air-09-october-2013/a-17147296

DW.DE

Viele GruBe

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