There is heavy police deployment around the Inter-Party Offices on Plot 6 Katonga Road, where top opposition politicians are currently meeting to plan for their rally in Kampala.
The rally is slated for 2pm on Thursday at Freedom Tree in Katwe, a city suburb as part of the re-launched Walk to Work Reloaded.
The meeting is being chaired by FDC leader, Dr Kiiza Besigye and attended by IPC officials including MPs Wafula Oguttu, Nabilah Ssempala, and Mathias Mpuuga among others. The others in attendance include Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and former Kashari MP John Kazoora.
Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga last week announced the resumption of the Walk to Work protests arguing that the situation has not changed since the last protests in April and May last year.
Both Katonga and Hannington road have been sealed off as police deployed its trucks and personnel to counter the planned rally. At least six police patrol cars are parked along Katonga road with armed policemen commanded by Kampala DPC Norman Musinga.
Earlier on Thursday, police fired teargas to disperse people who had gathered around Kampala Woman MP Nabilah Ssempala in Ndeeba as she attempted to drive to Katwe, the planned venue for the rally. Kampala Metropolitan Police director, Andrew Kaweesi told Uganda Radio Network that IPC officials planned to walk in the morning but police deployed and blocked them. Kaweesi says his men deployed at the homes of the suspected officials including Ssempala, who had reportedly spent a night with Anne Mugisha. Police also deployed at the homes of Besigye, Major General Mugisha Muntu, the FDC secretary for mobilisation, and Ssemujju among others.
Kaweesi says he is deploying up to 10,000 policemen to manage the situation in the city. These include trainees from Police Training School, Kabalye.
