Uganda protests

Activists for Change halt protests to see if Uganda budget addresses concerns

Activists for change A4C has put their walk to work campaign on hold for two weeks as they review the new budget to ascertain whether it caters for the main issues of public demand. The National coordinator A4C Mathias Mpuga Nsamba told the media in Kampala that for the last three months of their campaign […]

Action for Change in another strategy to protest high prices

Action for change (A4c) a pressure group has devised other means of demonstration against high fuel and commodity prices rather than walk to work and hoot and sound campaign. For the last one month the opposition A4c a pressure group staged demonstrations by walking to work and hooting and making sound for five minutes at […]

East African Community Deputy Secretary General challenges Uganda on protests

The Deputy secretary general of the East African Community, Beatrice Kiraso is challenging the Ugandan government to address people’s needs which have led nationals to hold weekly riots in different parts of the country. Speaking at the opening of the 4th meeting of  directors of CID and registrars of motor vehicles in the region, Kiraso said that all what […]

Uganda Opposition renounce protests

The opposition political parties in Uganda have called off the walk to work protests citing the dangers protests pause to their supporters. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Wafula Ogutu says that the demonstrations have cost lives of many Ugandans in the scuffles between the security operatives and the unarmed civilians and opposition leaders do […]

Christian lawyers to offer free legal services to jailed walk to work protesters

Christian lawyers in Uganda have promised to provide free legal service to all suspects who were detained in connection with last month walk to work protest against skyrocketing prices of food, fuel, and other essential commodities. Last month the country was rocked by protest which left at least five people killed and scores injured or […]

Uganda inflation now above 14%, but Bank of Uganda hopeful

The Bank of Uganda has expressed concern at the surging inflation rates in the country which have now reached 14.1% from 11.1% in the year ended March 2011. The Director, research at BOU, Dr. James Mugume notes that annual core inflation nudged to 9.7% for the year ending April 2011 from 7.8% in the year ending March 2011. Mugume also says that inflationary rate […]

Fred Ruhindi lashes out at opposition, homosexuals

The Newly Elected MP Nakawa Division Fred Ruhindi has asked the opposition to desist from demonstrations that result in chaos and death. He has been addressing his constituents at Nakawa Division Headquarters during the victory party shortly after swearing in as MP. Ruhindi says the opposition should stop misleading the youth to engage in demonstrations […]

Activists for Change announce more protests against government

Activists for change have launched a series of new campaigns to follow the walk to work, walk to pray campaign which was launched earlier geared at informing the government of the issues affecting Ugandans. Speaking at a press conference today in Kampala, the national coordinator of A4C, Mathius Mpuga says they are starting with prayers on […]