Uganda Lawmaker Says Government is Limiting Political Space

A member of Uganda Parliament’s Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs says the government is using state institutions including the police to undermine the constitution by trampling on citizens’ rights to freedom of speech and assembly. Muwanga Kivumbi Muhammed says the administration is limiting the political space that will allow opposition groups to freely operate in the country’s democracy by preventing opponents from engaging the public in dialogue on their recent demand for...

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