Uganda: Why Police Raided NGOs, Froze Shs 7bn

23 October 2017
analysis

In this expose, SULAIMAN KAKAIRE reveals the intricate-behind-the scenes events and government fears that led to the clampdown that has left three NGOs crippled.

A few days before September 19, when the Igara West MP Raphael Magyezi was due to introduce his private member's bill seeking to scrap the constitutional age limits on presidential candidates, police got intelligence that a youth organisation named The Alternative Movement (TAM) had organised a massive demonstration to thwart the move.

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