“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.
“Let's ask Museveni what happened to Lubowa Hospital. Uganda taxpayers have paid more than UGX 1.4 trillion to Pinetti, and nothing is on the ground. Even in this financial year, Parliament is set to release an additional allocation of UGX 305 billion in promissory notes to Pinetti, with zero progress,” Centenary said.
The protesters put forward several demands, including the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among and the four backbench commissioners, a reduction in the number of Ugandan MPs, an audit into MPs' lifestyles, the resignation of any MPs involved in corruption scandals and a reduction in MPs' salaries and allowances to a maximum of Ugx 3 million.