Uganda: UK Minister Tells Museveni to Wear a Statesman's Cloak

President Museveni should act like a statesman and stop using excessive force in dealing with the opposition in the ongoing campaign over rising commodity and fuel prices, a UK top official has said.

The United Kingdom Minister for Africa, Mr Henry Bellingham, made the comments in an interview with the BBC's Network Africa programme on Monday. "President Museveni won with a big majority, he should now be magnanimous, he should be statesman-like, and he should rise above trying to make any moves against the opposition," he said in his interview.

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