Uganda, April 16 -- Opposition politician Col (rtd) Dr Kizza Besigye, has advised traders to desist from holding a meeting with President Museveni over the taxation question, saying the crisis that the country is experiencing is more than taxes.

Addressing a press conference at the Katonga-based Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) offices in Kampala yesterday, Dr Besigye said the traders should instead join other organised groups to overthrow what he termed as a system that depends on a partnership between foreigners and a family.

"Everybody is on the wall, including the cattle keepers, because diseases are crippling the animal industry. All people who are in the tea industry are bankrupt because there is no support for the industry. Tea ...