Uganda, April 17 -- President Museveni is reportedly set to meet leaders of striking traders on Friday to explore ways of resolving their grievances as the strike, which began in Kampala a week ago, spread upcountry.

Businesses in Kampala closed shop, or proprietors found arcade owners had locked them out, following a rallying call by Kampala City Traders' Association Uganda (KACITA Uganda) and the Federation of Uganda Traders' Association (FUTA).

KACITA, which originally started as an umbrella grouping of traders in the capital, was re-registered in 2019 with a country-wide membership and outlook, giving it wider clout.

Its chairman, Dr Thadeus Nagenda, told this publication that State House, which we were unable by press time to reac...