Muhoozi supporters protest at German embassy
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.
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