Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has lashed out at the media for their coverage of recent “walk-to-work protests” over the cost of living.
In a letter published in the state-owned New Vision paper, he called them “the enemies of Uganda’s recovery”.
He named Al-Jazeera, the BBC, regional NTV and Uganda’s privately owned Daily Monitor as cheering on those behind the month-long opposition campaign.
Rights groups have criticised the police crackdown on the protests.
Mr Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, was sworn in for a fourth term as president a week ago, as thousands of opposition supporters turned out to welcome opposition leader Kizza Besigye home from neighbouring Kenya.
Dr Besigye, a former ally of Mr Museveni, sought medical treatment in Nairobi after being injured when he was arrested during the protests.
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Museveni anger at ‘media enemies’