{"id":7224,"date":"2026-01-06T13:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/7224\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:26:21","slug":"pro-movement-gen-z-rebuke-nup-over-politicising-nati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/7224\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Movement Gen-Z rebuke NUP over ‘politicising’ nati"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With less than 10 days remaining to the General Election, a section of youths under their umbrella body: Gen-Z for Museveni, have rebuked Opposition National Unity Platform supporters for politicising Uganda\u2019s flag, saying the misuse threatens national unity.<\/p>\n

Led by their chairperson, Israel Kyarisiima, the Gen-Z for Museveni youths said it is improper for the NUP to mix the national flag, which is a national symbol for all Ugandans, into their political affairs.<\/p>\n

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The Pro-Museveni Gen-Z youths posing for a group photo on Monday, January, 5, 2026, at Kololo. (Credit: Stuart Yiga)<\/p>\n

\u201cUganda under President Yoweri Museveni has advanced in peace and security, among other aspects, and it is incumbent upon us to safeguard these achievements to further enhance the social-economic and political prospects of our country,\u201d Kyarisiima said.<\/p>\n

He (Kyarisiima) also cautioned the youth against involvement in activities that may be intended to compromise the country\u2019s stability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still in a productive age, so we should restrict ourselves to activities that can only add value to our future, other than accepting to be used by leaders who have no goodwill for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musa Ukash, who represented the ghetto youths, at the joint media briefing on January 5, 2026, at the Kololo Independence Grounds, in Kampala city, also expressed concern over some leaders whom he accused of using an inciting language during their campaigns, which has, in the process, left some arrested, and while others have lost their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Museveni has exhibited a rare exemplary leadership potential compared to others, so I call upon all the peace-loving youths in the country to embrace his candidature, other than being used in destabilising our nation, which may land us in trouble,\u201d Ukash said.<\/p>\n

Beware of rules governing national\u00a0flag\u00a0usage\u00a0<\/p>\n

The group’s warning against ‘politicising’ the national flag follows an earlier one by the Police, who\u00a0cautioned the public against the misuse of the national\u00a0flag, saying ignorance of the law does not excuse violations.<\/p>\n

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Gen Z for Museveni banner. (Credit: Stuart Yiga)<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists on December 29, 2025, during the joint weekly security briefing\u00a0at Police Headquarters in Naguru, Kampala city, Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma said Police have observed widespread misuse of the\u00a0Uganda\u00a0flag, particularly during political activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany citizens are ignorant about the proper use of the national\u00a0flag, and it is our duty to sensitise the public before emphasising enforcement,\u201d Kituuma said.<\/p>\n

He cited incidents where the national\u00a0flag\u00a0was hung on electric poles and used without authorisation, describing such acts as disrespectful and unlawful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a law that governs the use of the national\u00a0flag, the National\u00a0Flag\u00a0and Armorial Ensigns Act. It clearly spells out the dos and don\u2019ts, including the requirement for prior permission from the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kituuma explained that government institutions observe strict protocols in handling the\u00a0flag, including lowering it during rain and storing it properly to protect it as a national symbol.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the contrary, some citizens use it casually and inappropriately. This must stop,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

Police urged members of the public to familiarise themselves with the law, which is available online, and respect national symbols regardless of political excitement.<\/p>\n

\u201cRespect for the national\u00a0flag\u00a0is respect for the country,\u201d Kituuma said.<\/p>\n

Kyagulanyi’s defence<\/p>\n

However, National Unity Platform presidential candidate recently defended his initiative of rallying party supporters to move with the national flag, saying, Ugandans do so, as a way of expressing their unwavering love for their country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Kyagulanyi, the flag is a symbol of patriotism every Ugandan must embrace and that instead of criticising him, the Government should thank him for promoting patriotism in just a few months, unlike the Government which spent millions of money to do the same thing but still failed at the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"______________ With less than 10 days remaining to the General Election, a section of youths under their umbrella…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[407,5147,5148,153,1380],"class_list":{"0":"post-7224","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uganda","8":"tag-2026-elections","9":"tag-gen-z-for-museveni","10":"tag-pro-movement-gen-z-rebuke-nup-over","11":"tag-uganda","12":"tag-youth"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}