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Museveni aanza mapambano dhidi ya Gen Z, japo sidhani kama wale wana uthubutu....
Ugandan police deployed heavily around Kampala City on Monday to forestall planned protests by the youth against corruption in government.
In what reflects methods used by their counterparts in Kenya, where the youth, popularly referred to as Gen-Z, pushed President William Ruto to drop the controversial Finance Bill, 2024 and sack the Cabinet, the Ugandans have been mobilising online, particularly on social media.
The National Unity Platform headquarters in Makere-Kivulu, where the party was set to hold a press briefing, was cordoned off by the Army and police, and the party Vice-President Lina Zedriga was arrested and bundled into a police vehicle.
A car belonging to another party leader, Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake, was towed by the police while he was still behind the wheel.
Ugandan police deployed heavily around Kampala City on Monday to forestall planned protests by the youth against corruption in government.
In what reflects methods used by their counterparts in Kenya, where the youth, popularly referred to as Gen-Z, pushed President William Ruto to drop the controversial Finance Bill, 2024 and sack the Cabinet, the Ugandans have been mobilising online, particularly on social media.
Party leaders arrest
Meanwhile, security agencies on Monday deployed at junctions and roundabouts leading to and from the city centre, including Busega on the Kampala-Masaka highway, and Constitutional Square, which was akin to a makeshift barracks.The National Unity Platform headquarters in Makere-Kivulu, where the party was set to hold a press briefing, was cordoned off by the Army and police, and the party Vice-President Lina Zedriga was arrested and bundled into a police vehicle.
A car belonging to another party leader, Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake, was towed by the police while he was still behind the wheel.
Uganda deploys army, police as Gen-Z protests spread
Like his Kenyan counterpart Ruto, Museveni accused the protest organisers of "working with foreigners" to cause chaos in Uganda.