Military Coup in Uganda By our Aljazeera Reporter in Kampala 27/09/2014 Military units in Uganda have surrounded government and police buildings and gunfire has been heard in some parts of Entebbe. Speaking to Al Jazeera from Kampala at his residence in Kololo, the Former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi said that the army had taken over government buildings. The military seized control of police headquarters and jammed radio stations and phones in the early hours on Saturday, a government minister and member of the ruling NRM Party told the AFP news agency. The [military] commander came looking for me for tramped up murder charges. This has angered some sections of the army who have mounted resistance to this form of injustice hence a coup. Mr. Amama Mbabazi, the former Prime Minister The armed forces, the special forces of Uganda, have taken the headquarters of the police, Mr. Frank Tumwebaze Minister of Presidency and leader from the National resistance movement, said. An AFP photographer reported shots ringing out in the early morning hours, and said a reinforced military contingent was guarding the prime ministers official residence and that soldiers were patrolling the streets of the capital Kampala. The streets of the capital are calm, residents said, although some shops remained closed. Ugandan radio stations have reportedly been stopped from announcing these news as the President of Uganda a reknowned fighter is out of the country on his tour of the US. Al Jazeeras Tania Page, reporting from Kampala, said: The army is on the street in vehicles, and appear to have taken control of the police station in the capital. Feuding coalition Political tensions have been running high in March when the ruling party passed the sole candidature of the Incumbent President Museveni from Kyankwanzi. This has been famously termed the Kyankwanzi Revolution by some sections of the youth. The army has vowed to form a new coalition government and install a rule of law by reinstating term limits. Tanzania and members of the East African Community, of which Uganda is a member, have warned the political rivals in the country that any unconstitutional change of government would not be tolerated. Since independence in 1962, Uganda has undergone a number of military coups. In 1971many Ugandan locals and soldiers died when the then army commander Idi Amin took over Government in the first coup where the deposed leader Milton Obote was attending the African Union summit. Museveni Returns It was anticipated that the President of Uganda His Excellence Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who has ruled this country for over 28 years was returning from a week long visit to the US where he has been meeting Ugandans in the diaspora and Investors. There was a grand welcome mass party organized by his supporters thanking him for sacking his long time friend and confidant Hon. Amama Mbabazi from being the Prime minister of Uganda. The moods are low among the populace and his return is to be announced later. afroreports/index.php/8-latest-news/10-military-coup-in-uganda
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