The much-anticipated end-of-year prayers organised by members of the Opposition at Nsambya Sharing Hall in Kampala will not take place, according to the Police.

National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi and former leader of Forum for Democratic Change Dr. Kizza Besigye were scheduled to attend the prayers. 

But the advance teams were shocked to find heavily armed Police and other sister agencies already deployed at the venue.

The KMP spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, in a statement said that owing to terrorism threats in the country, security agencies resolved that all public events in the country must be cleared by the Inspector General of Police.

"The planned end-of-year prayers organised by United Forces of Change at Nsambya Sharing Hall today (Friday, December 30) was not cleared and therefore it will not take place," he stated.

The police advised the organisers to seek clearance before they can go ahead with their planned prayers.

"We advised them to go and attend prayers in other places of worship," he said and appealed to members of the public not to attend an illegal gathering at Nsambya Sharing Hall.