They Are Unpatriotic: RCC Burora Slams Lukwago, Bobiwine, Besigye Launching City Protests During NAM Summit

The Rubaga Resident city commissioner (RCC) has slammed the opposition under their the United Forces of Change for announcing day of protest against the poor state of roads in the city.

The opposition leaders led by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago,Dr Kizza Besigye,Winnie Kiize, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi on Tuesday held a press conference at FDC Katonga Faction offices and announced that on Thursday 17th called up their supporters to join as headto Kampala City roads to demonstrate.

While addressing the press at his offices, RCC Burora warned any opposition against disrupting the ongoing  international summits of NAM and G77-China.

"The people who are inciting people to protest  are not ashamed to tarnish Uganda in international media.For Lord Mayor to incite people to plant trees and materials is shameful.Instead as a leader ,we expected him to organize and clean up the city",he said.

He added"Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago who is under the pay and facilitation and whose privileges are catered by government,for any other political leaders who receive funds from national budget should be shamed to demean government efforts to thrive to attract market, tourism.Their campaign of protests is a statement of  unpatriotic".

Burora warned any people who  will risk to try  and go to roads on Thursday where several heads of states will be going to conventional centre that they will regret for their lives.

"The security will be unusual,the protocols are different from the security will normally see.The heads of states are protected differently more so in foreign land.We want to advice can participate in our local politics when international leaders are around", he advised.

Burora added" Tomorrow is a bad idea to think that they will go  to the roads , demonstrate and block motorcades of visiting heads of states.We let all the organizers desist from any such activities "

He said that government of Uganda is benefiting from such summits through lobbying for tourism, market, trade and good international image so they will not anyone to distrupt the summits.

 This they say is part of the series of activities they have launched to display the discontent in the country.

This was revealed on Tuesday during a press conference at FDC Katonga Faction offices.

It was organized by the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC, People’s Progressive Party-PPP, National Unity Platform-NUP, Democratic Party-DP, Alliance for National Transformation-ANT, and Uganda People’s Congress-UPC.

In a statement read out by ANT National Mobilizer Winne Kiiza, the United Forces of Change Leaders said that the crisis in the country has continued to worsen, including abduction, illegal arrests, and extra-judicial killings that have never been investigated.

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Kiiza explained that they want to portray the deplorable state of roads because the dignitaries participating in the Non-Aligned Movement and G77+China summits will not be allowed to access the roads. She urged supporters to plant bananas and trees in every pothole on the road.

Kiiza further said that they will also hold joint National prayer tours across the country starting in Iganga on Monday before proceeding to Lira on Tuesday.

Sadam Gaira, Vice Chairman of the Peoples Progressive Party, urged the United Forces of Change not to fight for elective positions, because it will divert their cause.

NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi reiterated his earlier appeal to Ugandans to use the current Non-Aligned Movement and G77+China summits as a platform to voice and reveal their dissatisfaction with the government.

According to Kyagulanyi while such summits would be beneficial for the nation, they have instead interrupted lives and affected several businesses. He added that summits are benefiting a small group of political elites.

Former FDC President, Dr. Kizza Besigye, asked all Ugandans to join the protest.

Since last year, there has been a public outcry against the sorry state of roads in Kampala.