Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) have today marched to the German Embassy in Kololo, Kampala, protesting the alleged undiplomatic activities of Ambassador Mathias Schauer.
The protestors, led by PLU Director of Mobilization Michael Mawanda, carried placards with slogans such as "German ambassador, please stop your subversive activities against our country, stop meddling in our local politics," and "Uganda is an independent country."
Schauer has been accused by the Ugandan government of involvement in "subversive activities."
Ugandan intelligence services flagged the ambassador’s actions as undiplomatic and in breach of the 1961 Vienna Convention, which governs diplomatic conduct.
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Kainerugaba, recently said he was "having issues" with the German ambassador, "that has to do with him as a person."
"He is wholly unqualified to be in Uganda. It has nothing to do with the great German people, whom I admire a lot," Gen Kainerugaba, who is also the PLU Chairman, posted on X.
Uganda also recently suspended all defence and military cooperation with Germany. "The suspension will remain in force until the full resolution of the matter of the Ambassador's involvement with pseudo-political-military forces operating in the country against the Ugandan government," said Col Chris Magezi, the acting army spokesman at the time of the suspension.
