Ugandan police have stopped opposition leaders from leaving their homes before a protest in Kampala.
Both experienced opposition leader Kizza Besigye and Bobi Wine, a former pop star also known as Robert Kyagulanyi, say that security forces are surrounding their houses and not allowing them to go out.
“The scared soldiers and police have surrounded our house and won’t let us leave, but we are still protesting,” Mr Kyagulanyi posted on X.
Mr Besigye also posted some pictures of security officers blocking his home’s entrance.
“Trapped at home by the cowards. We won’t give up; we deserve better,” he wrote with the pictures.
The two people who are not happy with the government want Ugandans to join them in a protest on Thursday. They want the government to fix the old and broken roads.
The police said they will stop the protests because they are organized by politicians and are not peaceful. They are worried it will cause trouble for an important meeting in the capital.
About 4,000 representatives are going to the 19th Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Kampala.
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Besigye and Bobi Wine blocked ahead of Ugandan protests
