{"id":10097,"date":"2019-07-17T09:40:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T06:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=10097"},"modified":"2019-07-17T09:41:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T06:41:17","slug":"stop-intimidating-people-fdc-warns-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/stop-intimidating-people-fdc-warns-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Intimidating People \u2014 FDC Warns Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has cautioned\ngovernment to stop using threats and intimidations to curtain the freedom of\nexpression among Ugandans who are using different platforms to express their\nconcerns and grievances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While addressing journalists at the party\nheadquarters, Wasswa Birigwa, the FDC National Chairperson noted that\ngovernment should instead address the issues and grievances that have caused\nanger among the population such as increasing unemployment and unequal distribution\nof resources among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our politics is in such a state that those\nin power are not listening, having more guns, having LDUs all over the country,\nhaving CCTV cameras all over the country will not make this nation safe,&#8221; he\nnoted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appealed to the authority to handle and\naddress the grievances of the people than infringing in their freedom of speech\nwhen trying to express their concerns about a particular issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged people to start thinking about each\nother and make sure that everyone is secure because it&#8217;s the only way to make\nthe nation safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For me I am safe because of my neighbours,\nfriends and relatives, the nation will not be safe until we begin to think of\neach other. 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