{"id":1493,"date":"2026-06-11T16:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/148789-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:36:56","slug":"148789-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/148789-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NO NONSENSE! Gen Museveni Warns Against ‘Cheap Politics’ on Trade Order, Wetland Encroachers Crackdown – ONLINE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Yoweri Museveni has defended the government\u2019s enforcement of the Trade Order and environmental protection measures, urging political leaders to stop what he described as \u201ccheap politics\u201d that encourages disorder and environmental destruction.Speaking during the presentation of the FY2026\/27 national budget at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Thursday, Museveni used analogies from the human body to argue that every public space has a designated purpose and should be used accordingly. \u00a0His remarks come months after the controversial implementation of the Trade Order, which sought to remove roadside vendors and informal traders from streets and public spaces across major towns and cities. The directive sparked public debate, with critics arguing that it threatened the livelihoods of thousands of urban poor while supporters insisted it was necessary to restore order and improve the business environment.The policy was temporarily suspended following public outcry and political pressure from several leaders who called for dialogue and alternative arrangements for affected traders. Enforcement, however, later resumed after government insisted that traders relocate to gazetted markets and business premises.Addressing the controversy, Museveni said roads and sidewalks should serve their intended functions just as organs in the human body have specific roles.\u201cA country is like a human body,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery system has its function. The road is for vehicles and motorcycles, the sidewalks are for pedestrians, and markets are for selling goods. You cannot decide to sell on the roadside because that is not what it is meant for.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He criticized politicians who oppose enforcement operations, accusing them of misleading the public for political gain.\u201cDon\u2019t go on with the cheap politics of misleading our people,\u201d\u00a0Museveni said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cYou cannot say because you want to eat, you put food in your ear or your nose. Food belongs in the mouth. Likewise, roads are not markets.\u201dThe President extended the analogy to environmental conservation, insisting that wetlands and forests should remain protected ecosystems rather than being converted for agriculture or settlement. \u00a0\u201cThe swamp is for water. It is not for cultivation or buildings. These wetlands and forests sustained our people for millions of years before modern development came. Destroying them is destroying our own survival,\u201d he said.\u00a0Museveni singled out rice cultivation in wetlands, claiming that some foreign investors had encouraged Ugandans to misuse fragile ecosystems.\u201cWhen the Chinese came, they misled some of our people to grow rice in swamps. That is not what swamps are for,\u201d he argued, adding that wetlands should retain their natural papyrus vegetation and water systems.The President also linked environmental degradation to the emergence of diseases, suggesting that encroachment on forests and wildlife habitats could be contributing to outbreaks such as Ebola.\u201cI had never heard of Ebola in the past,\u201d he said. \u201cI think part of the problem is that people are invading the habitats of these animals in the forests.\u201dMuseveni further condemned the destruction of Bugoma Forest, describing those involved as \u201ccriminals\u201d and \u201cenemies of Uganda\u201d who are sacrificing the country\u2019s natural resources for private interests.His comments reinforce government\u2019s recent campaign against wetland degradation, forest destruction and unregulated roadside trading, policies that have generated both praise and criticism due to their economic impact on vulnerable communities.GOT A HOT STORY?\u00a0EMAIL:\u00a0redpeppertips@gmail.com\u00a0WITH AS MUCH EVIDENCE AS POSSIBLE.SOURCE PROTECTION\/CONFIDENTIALITY IS OUR NO.1 PRIORITY.About Post Author
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President Yoweri Museveni has defended the government\u2019s enforcement of the Trade Order and environmental protection measures, urging political leaders to stop what he described as \u201ccheap politics\u201d that encourages disorder and environmental destruction.Speaking during the presentation of the FY2026\/27 national budget at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Thursday, Museveni used analogies from the human body to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3659155457675267_172535249438148":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade.jpg",830,577,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-300x209.jpg",300,209,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-768x534.jpg",618,430,true],"large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade.jpg",618,430,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade.jpg",830,577,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade.jpg",830,577,false],"tie-small":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-110x75.jpg",110,75,true],"tie-medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-310x165.jpg",310,165,true],"tie-large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-310x205.jpg",310,205,true],"slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-660x330.jpg",660,330,true],"big-slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NO-NONSENSE-Gen-Museveni-Warns-Against-Cheap-Politics-on-Trade-830x525.jpg",830,525,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}