Walk From Work Instead

From Street: Time immemorial people have walked to work. With global warming, it’s more appreciated. But that’s a topic for another day.
The government has come out categorically, accusing the opposition for intending to cause public uprising. Apparently, according to government machinery, the walkers had sinister motives. They intended to converge at Christ the King Church, and launch a massive civil disobedience campaign called Freedom Day at Constitutional Square.
This comes on aftermath of an election period that the incumbent government won with 68%. Figuratively, it means 68% of the Ugandan population supports the incumbent. This is a method of research called Sampling.
If 60% of registered voters vote and 68% of them vote for the incumbent, what makes you not think that 68% of the walk to work demonstrators also are supporters of the incumbent? Therefore, the Opposition only has 32% of the participants. The only difference is that prominent opposition figures are participating in the demonstration, while prominent government officials are keen to stop them.
Wait, if they are stopped from walking to work, let them walk from work. If police asks why they are walking from work, simple answer, it was a bad day at office.

When it’s Illegal to Walk in Kampala

If they are not allowed to walk, let them jog. The Street; Opposition leaders in Kampala announced a walk to work demonstration every Monday and Thursday. The government, using police is saying this is sacrilegious, and routinely arrests the leaders every time they walk, whisks them to the nearest police station, before releasing them on bail. The supporters receive a share of their increased tax contributions by inhaling teargas, baton beatings and others get a lift on police patrol cars. All this is against an increased cost of living and high fuel prices. Scholars have advanced few reasons why the government is so keen to arrest walkers. One federal scholar said that members of government are the owners of gyms in Uganda. So, when people walk, that’s enough burning of calories and therefore won’t need the services of gyms – a failure in business. The conservative scholar differs in opinion. He argues that government is not interested in the welfare of its people. He even quotes a fellow scholar using global statistics showing an increase in obesity. Reformist scholar has just finished his research. It shows that government wants people to walk, but under a set of rules. That’s why it deploys the anti-riot police, to use teargas to guide the walkers. He adds that during Olympics, officials use gun shots to get athletes run, not walk. Ask Bolt.