"The 1995 Constitution of Uganda is clear. Article 29 guarantees every Ugandan the freedom of assembly, demonstration and peaceful protest. It does not say this right is reserved for the NRM or its new appendage, the PLU. It says every citizen," Lubega said.

The NDC ruling lists 14 offences under the UPC disciplinary code, including participating in factional activity that affects the unity of the party, acting against the decision of the constitutional structure, infiltrating the party, or acting on behalf of or in collaboration with other organizations, parties, or groups hostile to UPC's objectives, and setting up and participating in parallel structures, arrangements, and groups parallel to duly established structures.