So the pressure from walk to work protesters might be paying off. President Yoweri Museveni is set to address the nation on the current economic hard times and walk to work protests at 5pm. The address will be broadcast live on Bukedde TV, also owned by the government under its Vision Group.
NRM leader, Yoweri Museveni Kaguta
The President’s address is expected to clam off pressures in a population agitated over rising prices of food, fuel and other goods which is the reason advanced by walk to work protesters.
The protesters on Thursday carried out their 4th day of walking to walk, which saw the main opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye arrested and imprisoned in Nakasongola.
The police have been running battles with Democratic party supporters in Kampala city centre after the opposition supporters started mobilizing other people to go to Luzira prison and evacuate DP president Nobert Mao who was arrested while walking to work on Monday this week.
Walk to work protests have today been severe in Jinja, Entebbe and especially Masaka where three people are reported to have died.
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