One of the Nyege Nyege festival-goers reacts near a drum draped with the Burundian flag at the Itanda Falls on the second day of Nyege Nyege festival, the annual four-day international music festival, in Jinja, on September 16, 2022.
President Museveni has urged Ugandans planning to attend Nyege Nyege and other social functions to remain vigilant and watch out for any potential terror threats, mainly linked to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militias.
“Within Uganda, the security forces are guarding the pre-prepared public functions like the controversial Nyege Nyege, the Kyabazinga wedding, etc. I, therefore, advise the Wanainchi to be vigilant in the villages, the churches, the markets, public transport,” Mr Museveni’s Thursday afternoon statement reads in part.
Mr Museveni reassured that Ugandan forces “are intensifying the hunt for the real authors of the terrorism schemes in DR Congo” and that “they will be wiped out if they do not surrender.”