The protesters had seven key demands, among them being the resignation of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, the resignation of the four back bencher commissioners, reducing the number of Members of Parliament (MPs), and reducing the MPs' salaries and allowances to Ugx 3 million, among others.
“I encourage young people to engage in peaceful and constructive dialogue. Instead of demonstrations, consider participating in rallies that promote a corruption-free nation."
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) should not always use hard power in handling demonstrations because holding demonstrations is a constitutional prerogative.
Two of Kagame's stronger critics, Diana Rwigara and Victoire Ingabire were blocked from running for high office over failure to meet the requirements set by the electoral body and High Court ruling that rehabilitation was incomplete, respectively.