Supporters of first son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today Friday, staged a demonstration at the German Embassy in Kololo, accusing Ambassador Matthias Schauer of engaging in “subversive activities.”
Wearing Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) branded T-shirts emblazoned with Muhoozi’s image, the group, led by PLU director of mobilization Michael Mawanda, marched from the PLU offices in Naguru to the embassy premises along Philip Drive in Kololo.
They carried placards and chanted slogans such as “The colonial era ended” and “The ambassador must go.”
The protesters accused the German envoy of colluding with unnamed enemies of peace and undermining Uganda’s sovereignty. Although the demonstration was closely monitored by police and some roads leading to Kololo were temporarily closed, the protest ended peacefully.
The group, however, was unable to access the embassy, which they found closed. Addressing the crowd outside the embassy, Mawanda said they respected diplomatic protocols and would not attempt to enter the premises.
“They’ve informed us the embassy is closed, and you know that in international relations, forcing entry into a closed embassy would amount to attacking the country. We want to demonstrate as peaceful Ugandans,” he said.
He added that a petition had been left at the embassy for delivery.
“We responded to the call of our chairman [Muhoozi], because whoever touches the security of this country touches him. Their target is to discredit our chairman, and we shall not allow that,” Mawanda said.
He further accused the embassy officials of avoiding accountability.
“They are cowards. They’ve run away from us because they know what they’re doing is wrong. If not, they would have stayed to answer our questions,” he said.
Last month, then acting director of defence public information, Col Chris Magezi, said Ugandan intelligence had flagged Ambassador Schauer’s actions as undiplomatic and in violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Poor mawanda
Rubbish! Where is the frequent tear gas for “disturbing public order and peaceful existence”? Do you see the hypocrisy?
These guys are just poor tools used by self-seeking self-elevating wannabes.
Yes I support the act since it was peaceful.
Let those outsiders don’t disturb our peace. Thou Mr. Museveni weaknesses but our country fast others follow.
I like how you call them outsiders yet they provide you with; technology, military assistance and money to do your nonsense…You use patriotism when it suits you not when it counts…
That whole act of PLU is a crime; a serving military officer is forbidden from engaging in partisan politics…
People like you amuse me…why normalize an abnormality(Gawaya Tegulle has a case in court over this nonsense)
Who do you expect to follow the law yet those entrusted with protecting them, laws, are the first breakers of those laws ?
What does the UPDF act say about a serving army officer’s engagement in partisan politics ?
Can’t Ugandans get a clue ?
Robert, get a clue.
Understand nationalism/patriotism in it’s entirety…not only when it suits your opportunistic motives.
You have nothing to do ?
Are you idle?
You who has a lot of things to do, what are you doing commenting ?
A normal Ugandan has a right and duty to react to issues affecting him( we are where we are because we have left those issues up to 🤡 clowns, vigilant and smart citizens bring out SMART LEADERS who do not punch above their weight and cause everyone problems).
Do you know that one nuke can make Uganda uninhabitable and our women unattractive ?
What is corruption, if not also subversive, because if a person was at one time put to prison for corruption, is not good to open his mouth .
Afande Muhozi, I am waiting for you , ease when you have taken over deal with those fools who are now covering themselves under your clean name. Arrest them and they should vomit all they have embarrassed.
Iam impressed with the action of the police. This is exactly what they should be doing in these situations; providing security.
“Police” are citizens of Uganda, they did not come from heaven.
I advocate for self help, …if they have become rotten, then let the citizens do their own policing and provide security for themselves and their property, why hand over your security to 🤡 clowns, maybe Ugandans are 🤡 clowns as well…
Unemployment and quest for money for survival has forced poor Ugandans to do anything they can to get money.
It’s a pity!!!
Does Mr. Mawanda Micheal look like he is “unemployed and on a quest for money for survival” ?
If a society is dishonest, it is dishonest…do not give it excuses.
Will Mr. Mawanda Micheal (and let us say his facilitation ) for that day solve their problems?
Don’t you think they know that, but decide to go along anyway?
Dishonest society.
The police behaved bcoz they know anytime they can battered by the army.
PLU is not a national entity it’s not anything,, their actions are so personal.Micheal Mawanda has a case corruption, does he have ground to lead anybody, maybe fellow corrupt boys
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, how old will you be by the time dad dies of old age at +90 & leave you the top post in the Uganda that’s your family business?
How many Ugandans of Museveni’s age still live & how?
This how all demonstrations should go with no exceptions. I wish the German Embassy could close and leave the country and the aid Uganda has been receiving to be stopped with immediate effect.