Hundreds of shops in Kampala, Mityana and Masaka are still closed for a second day as thousands of traders remain seated on the verandas of their closed shops.

The security in Kampala as usual is tight and the policemen are going on to arrest the people they suspect to be mobilizing traders to become violent.

Most of the closed shops in Kampala are located on Luwum, William, Ben Kiwawuka, and Johnson Street and on Kampala road. The strike started on Wednesday and it will last for three days.

The leaders of the traders in Uganda say that if the government doesn’t ask banks to reduce the high interest charges on loans, the strike will go ahead in a violent manner.

 By the time our reporters filed this report, the traders leaders were in a meeting with president Museveni. The meeting between Museveni and the traders has taken place at state house Nakasero.

In the meeting Museveni asked the traders not to become violent as the government is looking into their concerns. The traders also asked Museveni to hasten to look into their concerns. Ends