Mwesigwa outlined four key features, including a grand coalition in which leaders from all significant groups participate in the executive, proportional representation, a mutual veto that allows minorities to block issues threatening their fundamental interests, and segmental autonomy, which gives groups a high degree of self-governance.
The Central Bank also raised its Central Bank Rate (CBR) from 9.75 percent to 12 percent on October 14th, 2026, a 225-basis-point increase. The move was intended to make access to liquidity from the Central Bank more expensive for commercial banks and influence interest rates across the government securities market.
Asio, an activist with Rooted in Resistance, reportedly began the hunger strike as part of a campaign dubbed Starving for Justice, demanding that the Judiciary and government release all prisoners of conscience.