walk to work protests

Kayihura explains why police blocked walk to work campaigns

The inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura has explained to our informers why the police blocked the walk to work demonstrations that was planned to start on Monday October 17th this year. Kayihura says that the organisers of walk to work campaigns (A4C) in the first case did not comply with the 1995 Constitution […]

National Resistance Movement hails Rwenzori region over walk to work protests

The District National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson Kabarole Godfrey Nyakahuma has commended the people in the Rwenzori region and Kabarole in particular for rejecting the opposition led walk to work demonstration which he said is designed to promote post-election violence. Nyakahuma also says the opposition wants to create protests to disrupt the swearing in of […]

Army to investigate killings in Uganda walk to work demonstrations

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces has launched investigations into the killing of two people in Gulu on Thursday during walk to work demonstrations in the northern Uganda town. This follows reports of the killing of two men by alleged army officers who found them in their home near Layibi market where they work and shot […]

Democratic Party to sue Uganda government of opposition arrests

The Democratic Party has threatened to drag the government of Uganda to court for what they termed as malicious prosecution and unlawful detention. DP President Nobert Mao said they were arrested while walking individually to their places of work, detained for long hours and presented before court after working hours (after 5pm), which Mao says […]