Uganda Police have cautioned opposition strongman Dr Kizza Besigye of consequences should he attempt to lead a procession from FDC headquarters through the busy Kampala Central Business District, Chimp Corps report.
Besigye is Tuesday expected to attend prayers at the FDC party Headquarters at Najjanankumbi.
Police said the prayers shall be held within the enclosed party premises and this therefore does not violate the law.
“What is of particular security concern however,” said Police publicist Fred Enanga, “is information that after the prayers RTD. Col Dr. Kiiza Besigye intends to drive in a procession from Najjanankumbi through Clock Tower to Container Village which is one of the most highly populated areas in Kampala City.”
Enanga cautioned Besigye to “desist from carrying out any procession because he has not notified the police in time as required by the Public Order Management Act sec 4 (1) 5(1).”
Police further warned that, “Violation of this law calls for sanctions as provided by the Act.”
Dr Besigye was put under house confinement at Kasangati for almost two months until the blockade was lifted last week.
The former presidential candidate said he would continue acts of defiance against the current government whose legitimacy he has refused to recognise.
President Museveni won the 2016 elections with 60 percent against Besigye’s 35 percent of the total vote count.
A petition by Amama Mbabazi seeking to nullify the election was dismissed by the Supreme Court, upholding Museveni’s victory.
Besigye would later issue a statement, accusing NRM of widespread rigging in the presidential elections before calling for an international audit of the poll results.
Enanga urged the public to “shun anyone who tries to involve them in any unlawful activity that is likely to disrupt safety and peace within the city and which could result into damage to lives and people’s properties.”
He concluded: “The Uganda Police Force assures all Ugandans and in particular the business community in Kampala that all measures are in place to ensure public order as well as security for persons and properties.”