Bundibugyo District Security committee has imposed a 7pm night curfew in the district to curb threats of violence ahead of the NRM party primaries.
The Deputy RDC Umar Muhanguzi issued the directive calling on the local community to be home by 7 pm or else they will face arrest under the new security measures that came into force yesterday.
Mr. Umar says that the decision follows reports that some people were threatening to carry out violent attacks against opponents, forcing security to be beefed up to contain any forms of violence during the election exercise. Mr. Umar speaking……
In 2016 at least 12 people were killed and over 10 houses set ablaze in post-election clashes after the declaration of Mr. Ronald Mutegeki as the winner of a hotly-contested LCV chairman’s race between him and independent candidate and the then incumbent Jolly Tibamanya. END