“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 government has over the years attracted huge foreign direct investments to the economy, which has led the GDP to grow very fast with inflation being at single-digit 3%, which is a sign of a stable economy.
The EASF, which was established in 2007 and reached full operational capability in December 2015, is the product of several factors that have defined regional integration in the field of peace and security in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa, including long-standing and continuing tensions between countries of the region and the threats to peace and security with internal wars, environmental degradation, terrorism, and unconstitutional changes of government notwithstanding.
The suspect was on his motorcycle, a red Bajaj with the registration number UGD 297 P, but its number plates were twisted and concealed, which drew the officers’ attention.