“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.
A joint press statement commemorating International Women’s Day 2024 reported that eight sex workers were murdered in Uganda within a span of three months, from December 2023 to March 2024.
On July 11, 2024, two mechanics, Joseph Norman Abooki, aged 39, and Timothy Ddamulira, aged 15, died on the spot after a truck tyre exploded while they were attempting to fix it at a garage in Kijjabwemi, Masaka.