“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.
The former President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, Kiiza Besigye, has asked whether Museveni could afford the cost of education if God returned him to childhood in his government, highlighting the need to revamp the funding of education to foster socioeconomic development.