Although Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has defused crisis for now, he is accused of rights abuses and political repression of opponents, analysts say.

Last week, three days of rioting rocked the Ugandan capital Kampala, leaving at least 21 people killed and more than 80 others injured, while the government arrested hundreds.

Protesters from the Baganda tribe took to the Kampala streets to protest against government's decision to bar their King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II from attending a ceremony in capital's north-eastern district of Kayunga.

Police spokeswoman Jujith Nabakooba said that 663 people had been arrested. Some 120 protesters were brought before a Kampala court on Monday and charged with offences, which include rioting and unlawful assembly and incitement, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Security forces have been accused of firing live bullets that killed more than a dozen people. As a result protesters reportedly attacked some security officers with guns and burned down a police post and some public premises, bringing the capital's business and traffic to standstill.

Meanwhile, critics accuse Museveni of rights abuses, political repression of opponents and of turning a blind eye to high level corruption, and they denounce his authoritarian leadership style.

They also say that he is determined to hold onto power in the region's third biggest economy.

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