“Museveni has been speaking about democracy, but where is that democracy he speaks of if he can't tolerate those who criticise his government? What is happening in villages undermines the same democracy he talks about,” Ssenyonyi said.
The competition aims to encourage every Ugandan to confidently sing the National Anthem while promoting the use of Kiswahili and increasing appreciation of the East African Community anthem as Uganda advances regional integration.
"We condemn last week's violence against protesters who gathered in the capital Kinshasa to oppose what they regard to be attempts to amend the Constitution," the statement read in part.
Israel has vowed to push Hezbollah away from the border and restore security to its communities near the boundary after over a year of deadly rocket and drone fire exchange from the Hezbollah fighting group that forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people in the north of the country.
The police have done their best to curb this problem; however, they called for additional manpower from other security agencies because the problem has spiraled out of control.
NIRA's standard registration process requires a child to present parental identification. However, in this situation, many parents were killed during the conflict, and others have no official IDs themselves.