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Uganda moves to prevent rioting Ugandans 'killed' in king clashes
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A planned trip by a local Ugandan king to Kampala will not go ahead, police say, after deadly riots in the city. At least two people have been shot dead in a second day of rioting in the Ugandan capital Kampala, witnesses say, after seven people died on Thursday.
At least seven people died in clashes between security forces and the king's supporters, who say the government tried to prevent Saturday's visit. The renewed violence, initially sparked by a planned visit by a local king, comes despite a security clampdown.
Officials denied interfering with King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II's plans, saying that the king had ignored their attempts to help arrange the visit. A local radio station has been shut and huge numbers of security officers have been drafted in to deal with the riots.
The king is hugely influential, but is barred from taking part in politics. Supporters of the king accuse the government of trying to stop his visit - claims officials deny.
He was planning to visit Kayunga district just outside of Kampala, which is populated by Banyala people. Witnesses said gunfire continued in the capital on Friday, a day after security forces fought with protesters in the streets.
The government feared it could have led to violence because the Banyala say they have seceded from the Buganda Kingdom and see the planned visit by the King of Buganda as an affront to them. Several news agencies reported the shooting of a youth and a man on Friday.
Witnesses told Reuters the pair had been shot by security forces riding armoured personnel carriers.
President rebuffed?President rebuffed?
In a pre-recorded speech broadcast after the violence, President Yoweri Museveni said the visit could have gone ahead if the king had agreed to two conditions. King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, of the Buganda Kingdom, is hugely influential among the Baganda people, Uganda's largest ethnic group.
But he is constitutionally barred from taking part in politics.
The protesters fought police from behind burning barricadesThe protesters fought police from behind burning barricades
He was planning to visit Kayunga district just outside Kampala, which is populated by Banyala people, on Saturday.
But the government feared it could have led to violence because the Banyala say they have seceded from the Buganda Kingdom and see the planned visit by the King of Buganda as an affront.
In a speech broadcast on TV late on Thursday, President Yoweri Museveni said the visit could have gone ahead if the king had agreed to two conditions.
He said he had asked the king to send delegates to meet community leaders before the visit, and had also requested that media outlets loyal to the king stop criticising the government.He said he had asked the king to send delegates to meet community leaders before the visit, and had also requested that media outlets loyal to the king stop criticising the government.
"I told [the king] that the meeting in Kayunga would not take place until some conditions that will be communicated to him by the minister of internal affairs are met," said the president."I told [the king] that the meeting in Kayunga would not take place until some conditions that will be communicated to him by the minister of internal affairs are met," said the president.
"My reaction to these issues is to ring the king and we sort them out as mature people. But he could not pick or return my calls for the last two years.""My reaction to these issues is to ring the king and we sort them out as mature people. But he could not pick or return my calls for the last two years."
Police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba told the BBC's Network Africa programme that the police had not been surprised by the riots.Police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba told the BBC's Network Africa programme that the police had not been surprised by the riots.
But she says they had not expected violence to spread across Kampala's suburbs. But she said they had not expected violence to spread across Kampala's suburbs.
She said the king's visit would definitely not be going ahead.She said the king's visit would definitely not be going ahead.
Witnesses in Kampala said the city was relatively quiet on Friday - although sporadic gunfire could still be heard.
On Thursday police fired tear gas at the protesters who hurled stones and burned tyres.
Reports on the number of fatalities varied - with some news agencies reporting as many as 10 people killed.
Correspondents say there has been a long history of tension between the king and central government - particularly over land reform proposals that the Baganda say threaten their community.Correspondents say there has been a long history of tension between the king and central government - particularly over land reform proposals that the Baganda say threaten their community.
Buganda is one of four ancient kingdoms in Uganda. It was abolished in 1966 but then restored in the 1990s.Buganda is one of four ancient kingdoms in Uganda. It was abolished in 1966 but then restored in the 1990s.
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