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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Opposition lawmakers Tuesday boycotted President Museveni\u2019s annual State of the Nation Address (SoNA) 2022.<\/p>\n

By 2:53pm, majority of the seats reserved for Uganda\u2019s more than 100 opposition legislators remained empty as Mr Museveni delivered his address before some more than 350 parliamentarians convened at Kololo Independence grounds.<\/p>\n

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mathias Mpuuga, made it clear that their protest was to show displeasure over what he described as \u201cMr Museveni\u2019s continued interference with the judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are concerned by the manner in which bail is being delayed by the courts,\u201d he said at a time when two opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) are currently jailed.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Mpuuga, dissident MPs also preferred to stay away from the constitutional event at Kololo due to Uganda\u2019s economic crisis with inflation at 6.3% entering June.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second reason is his (Mr Museveni) failure to speak to and offer tangible solutions to the worsening economic situation in the country,\u201d Mr Mpuuga said as he informed that their decision was uniformly upheld at the 39th Shadow Cabinet meeting early June 7.<\/p>\n

The Nyendo-Mukungwe MP added that the president \u201chas reduced the SoNA to State of his feelings address.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a huge constraint to us. We\u2019re aware that even today, he\u2019s going to say that he has nothing to do to get the country out of the depression. We are not interested in dozing,\u201d he said on Tuesday at the conclusion of the 1st session of the 11th Parliament.<\/p>\n

On May 22, 2022, President Museveni emphasized that government will not subsidies or cut taxes in response to escalating prices of essential commodities.<\/p>\n

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