Former RDC of Mukono district, now the newly-appointed Jinja Resident City Commissioner (RCC), Retired Maj David Matovu, has warned whoever is planning protests to do so while carrying a coffin on their head.
"I don’t want to see such riots or hear of them in Jinja; it will be really treason and whoever will be involved should carry a coffin on their head, rest it by the roadside then go and protest on the highway and people’s buildings are destroyed,” said Major Matovu during his presentation as the new RCC of Jinja city.
In attendance were politicians, technical staff, business community, cultural and religious leaders, among others.
He added: “And this also applies to all of you with businesses and wealth in Jinja; you should not tolerate such nonsense.”
Mr Moses Bizitu, the NUP coordinator for Busoga Sub-region, however rubbished Maj Matovu’s talk, claiming he's not the first to come up with such threats and also asked him to carry his own coffin on his head.
“He’s not the first person to talk about people carrying coffins. Even himself must be prepared to carry a coffin on his head. If he doesn’t know his duties, he should be taken for a refresher course other than telling protesters to carry coffins on their head,” he said.
Bishop Charles Isabirye Bameka, the national presiding Bishop of the Lutheran Church, who led an opening devotion, challenged the public to respect those in power and desist from violence.
