The government of Uganda is continuing to receive more pressure from different circles over police’s brutal treatment of walk to work protesters over the past three weeks.

Margaret Sekaggya

Women activists in Uganda are on Monday holding a protest march against what they call excessive use of force that has resulted in death on people who were walking to work protesting the high cost of living in Uganda.

Ritah Achiro, the Executive Director of the Uganda Women’s Network the huge demonstration is organised against violence being meted out on peaceful protesters. She says they want the government to listen to its people of concerns on issues that are affecting people.

She says with inflation at 14%., many Ugandans are unable to afford the basics of living include food whose price has been on the rise.

Mariam Aktsa, one of leaders organising the women’s demonstration announced on Mothers Day on Sunday that they will carry empty pots to show things are difficult in households depicting that they are not able to put food on the table.

“We as women in civil society are hereby convening to register our deep concern and condemnation on the use of excessive force by the Police and other security agencies and subsequent escalating violence and to call upon the State to take critical measures to address the key issues/ concerns raised by the public so as to avert a national crisis,” the organisers said in a statement issued yesterday.

The Uganda Police says they have no objection to the demonstration. Police Deputy Spokesperson, Vincent Sekate said the organisers had promised they will not make political statements, and will end their march by delivering a statement to the UN Human Rights Raporteur in Uganda, Margaret Sekaggya.