Uganda: Opposition Parties in Uganda Threaten to Use Army Against Museveni

25 June 2014

Kampala — The main opposition leaders in Uganda have warned president Yoweri Museveni not to continue to rely on the army to intimidate his political opponents and entrench his rule in the run up to the next presidential elections, saying they are now capable of using the same army against him.

The president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, General Mugisha Muntu, who is a retired general in the Ugandan army, issued the stern warning on Sunday while addressing a public rally in Mukuno, Ugandan media outlets reported.

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