Kampala traders decry intimidation from political activists.



Several traders from Kampala central business district have reported intimidation and harassment from opposition political activists they identified as people power members.

 

While addressing journalists at the Uganda media Centre on Covid-19 incidences in Kampala & Political matters, the Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon. Betty Amongi revealed that several traders were reporting cases of intimidation and harassment by intolerant political groupings.

It has been revealed that the traders were on 2nd November order by a group of people power youth to put on red t-shirts the next in support of their party candidate who was set to be nominated on 3rd November 2020.

According to the traders, they were told to either come in red t-shirts or they shouldn’t open their shops that day.

A one Ssemakula a shoe vender in one of the arcades in Kampala said that a group of youth in red t-shirts and people power red berets came to his shop and told him that if he doesn’t come in a red t-shirt, his shop will be on the list of those that will be looted when the ‘struggle’ starts

The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon. Betty Amongi condemned the acts of intimidation and intolerance by certain political groups. She argued residents and traders to live in harmony and shun all kinds of political and tribal divisions that are being brought by certain politicians.

 

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  1. AnonymousNovember 5, 2020 at 4:44 PM

    Surprisingly, you hear of CEDU, Interreligious Council, Hurinet, etc all out to condemn the state as if such crimes as reported in this story are OK to them. No wonder these Western-funded agencies command no respect in our countries, because all they're out to do is to fail sitting governments but not correct electoral or social ills. To hell with them.

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