The Executive Director of Uganda Media Centre Ofwono Opondo, who doubles as the official National Resistance Movement (NRM) party spokesperson has warned those threatening to go to the bush that they will be crushed.
“After parliament passed the constitutional amendment bill, there are different views that have arisen from different quarters. The best option for the minority that is opposed to the bill, is to go to the courts of law and seek redress. For those who we have heard are planning to go to the bush to fight against the bill, they should be ready for the same response they are taking,” Ofwono speaking on a local radio station on Saturday said.
The discussion centered on what next for Uganda after parliament passed the constitutional amendment bill of 2017.
Opposition leaning moderators on the radio show said that their struggle continues, without specifying how they would carry out the struggle.
In response Opondo said there are many options available to those opposed to the bill, but they should consider adopting legal means instead of unconstitutional approaches that could have disastrous consequences for them.
The bill awaits assent by President Yoweri Museveni.
