The 14 resolutions, including dropping "trumped up" charges against Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine and launching an independent investigation into the murder of his driver Yasin Kawuma, follow August's incident in the northern town of Arua where at least one person was killed and several others arrested and allegedly tortured.

Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo on Monday claimed that the statements made by the EU Parliament are "calculated to undermine the progress we have made over the years".

Active coaching

The government spokesperson, in his response to statements made by the EU Parliament, says each of the MPs was actively coached on what to say.

Opondo claims that short texts were prepared for each of the MPs to read during the debate before the EU Parliament.

"Both the nature of the debate that transpired, and the final resolution by the MPs on the floor of their parliament, showed all signs of active coaching including prepared short texts for each of the MPs to read

"First, we believe that the EU parliament like the ICC and EU Court on Humans Rights are among institutions that have been highly discredited even by their own allies like the US...the UK has been unpretentious about the credibility of the @EU_Commission Court of Human Rights. Therefore, it would be wrong, if we too, questioned the credibility of some of these institutions or their decisions," he said.

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Objections.

The government has objected to the "the tacit approval of undisciplined behaviour by EU and some of its institutions".

Opondo says the Ugandan government has also objected to the "the condescending tone contained in the language of this resolution" which was made on September 13th.

Investigations

The Ugandan government says some of the resolutions made by EU Parliament like the arrest of 33 people and loss of life are under investigation by "credible and competent arms of the state".

"Could the @Europarl_EN and those who actively promote impunity in other people’s nations have some humility in this area especially given the fact that matters under investigation are sub-judice?

"To give context to Uganda’s actions to protect the lives and property of her people, on January 20, 2017, the US security forces rounded up 234 demonstrators in Washington DC and charged them with criminal intent to destroy lives and property. The last of this group of about 38 people were released in July 2018 and some of the charges dropped.

"Does the lives & property of the people in the West matter more than those of the people on the streets of Kampala, Mityana or Arua where violent demonstrators seeking to harm other people, find redress and are paid homage to by foreign backers?," Opondo said.

Press freedom

Ugandan government says "is the most open in the world both in terms of infrastructure and news coverage latitude given to reporters" and objects to lectures of press freedom.

It has vowed to take necessary measures to arrest security operatives who will be found guilty of brutalising journalists and reporters.

"If any of the Ugandan security elements is found guilty for wrongly apprehending any of the reporters on duty or taking other actions intended to harm any of the reporters, Uganda will deal with the culprits according to our laws," the government spokesperson said in his Monday address.

Opondo also said there is no ban on foreign journalists who want to come into the country as earlier reported by the foreign journalists' foundation.