Issue and Opponent: The Walk to Work protest’s main goal was to curb the high cost of living that resulted from high food and fuel prices during Museveni’s oppressive governmental rule.
Dilemma Action: Besigye and the Alliance for Change encouraged residents of Kampala to commute by foot to work twice a week to show solidarity with those who can no longer afford the costs of transportation. Two days a week, protestors required that at 5 p.m., the motorist would honk their horns for five minutes to show their solidarity, as well.
Outcomes: This protest proved that Museveni was not a “kindly old man in a hat,” but instead was an oppressive ruler. This protest changed ideologies in Uganda that believed Ugandan citizens were too passive for civil disobedience. This protest was the first step towards working against the regime.