{UAH} Museveni on Violent Processions

Museveni on Violent Processions

Museveni also banned processions in congested townships.

He explained how his processions are run.

"Processions through populated centres without co-ordination with the Police should never happen. I never organize processions. I always drive to and from the rally site in my convoy. Sometimes, only the boda boda riders join me," said the president.

"The convoy moves fairly fast to the rally site and from the rally site, never touching the passers-by, the property of the people or the convoys of the other candidates."

Museveni told Bobi Wine and members of the opposition to pick a leaf from a 2016 incident in which his convoy met that his former prime minister Amama Mbabazi, who was a presidential candidate, at Naguru.

"In the elections of 2016, my convoy to Nambole met the one of Rt. Hon. Amama Mbabazi around the Naguru area. We just waved at one another and that was all," recalled Museveni.

The president once again warned of the dangers of politics of violence and intimidation.

"Why should a Ugandan be beaten, intimidated or have his property or life destroyed on account of politics? With uncontrolled violence in elections, many voters will fear to go for voting. This will mean the disenfranchisement of Ugandans," predicted Museveni.

'Why, then, did the Ugandans shed their blood? It was in order for them to run their country through fair and free elections. I will defend that right today and tomorrow as I did in the past."

So killing was okay in the past? Hmmm! The Luwero genocide was justified!

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