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September 13, 2023 Uganda police has today the 13th of September 2023 suspended National Unity Platform Mobilisations Activities with immediate effect till further Notice. Uganda police Force Deputy Inspector General of Police Tumusiime Katsigazi has suspended the National Unity Platform NUP nationwide awakening mobilization rallies.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, Deputy IGP Maj Gen Tumusiime Kasigazi said they will not look on as the “country burns” due to NUP’s violent rallies that have at times led to loss of lives while at the same time promoting sectarianism.
“While we completely support the right of individuals, groups and other citizens to peacefully gather or assemble, and make their views on matters of public policy, we have noticed that, in all areas where the NUP mobilization activities have been carried out, there have been total breaches to the guidelines, thus causing public disorder, unnecessary traffic jams, loss of business, malicious damage to property,” the statement by the Deputy IGP reads in part.
He said, for instance in Mbarara City, NUP “rowdy” supporters vandalized a Toyota Hiace, caused and traffic accidents, including a fatal one in Hoima City, on the 11.09.2023, where a one, Mugisa Norman and 10 others got serious injuries during the party convoy.
“Furthermore, in Kasana, Luweero District, the mobilization activity, was used to incite violence, promote sectarianism, make illegitimate calls for the removal of an elected government, and issuance of defamatory statements against the Person of The President of the Republic of Uganda,” Kasigazi added.
He explained that the Police mandate is to regulate public meetings under section 32(1) of the Police Act, they have to uphold rule of law, in liaison with other stakeholders and will respond appropriately, against all perpetrators of incitement to violence that can lead to civil unrest throughout the country.
“In view of the above blatant breaches of the guidelines, the activities of the NUP are immediately suspended. This announcement is a follow-up, to our communication of the 12.09.2023 to the NUP leadership, halting the planned mobilization activities and opening Of offices, until such a time that they are ready to comply with the guidelines and rule of law,” he said.
“We are sending this strong message, that our country, Uganda, will not wait for its villages, towns, urban centres and cities to burn, before taking action to protect its citizens and property. We are going to put an end to the mob mentality, bullying and intimidating tactics of NUP radicals, against innocent civilians and law enforcers,” he added.
This comes after police said they were considering instituting charges of sectarianism against NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, following his remarks in Luweero District last Friday.
While at Kasana playgrounds in Luweero Town Council on Friday last week, the National Unity Platform (NUP) president is said to have called upon the Baganda to rise up against President Museveni, whom he accused of building his dynasty on their ancestors land.
“Fellow Baganda, who bewitched you? Museveni thinks he is going to build his dynasty on the land of our ancestors in Buganda. Over my dead body, that will not happen,” he charged.
The singer cum politician claimed that if President Museveni is not spending taxpayers money on his birthday celebrations, then he is spending it on the birthday celebrations of his son who is a “kigwagwa” loosely translated as a lumpen.