Earlier, the police had attempted to block the protests claiming that the issues the women were protesting had already been resolved after President Museveni addressed the nation on his 10-point plan for restoring security in Uganda. 
Mapema askari walizuia waandamanaji kwa kudai kwamba masuala ambayo wanawake hao wanayapinga tayari yalishatatuliwa baada ya Rais Mseven alipohutubia taifa juu ya mikakati yake 10 ya kurejesha amani Uganda.