Police in Busia has arrested Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a Human Rights activist and aspiring Woman Member of Parliament for Kampala for allegedly crossing the borders illegally, an act likely to spread COVID-19 disease.
Nyanzi was arrested over the weekend while crossing back to Uganda from the Kenyan side.
According to Police, Nyanzi crossed out of the country about five days ago where she has been and until Saturday when she returned and arrested at the border entry where she had left her vehicle with the driver.
Police says that after getting information that she had crossed to Kenya, they started monitoring her movements until when she came back into the country.
The Bukedi South Regional Police Commander, Julius Ceaser Tusingwire confirmed Nyanzi’s arrest saying that she has been charged with an act likely to spread an infectious disease. He said that she will be put under quarantine as investigations in the mater are on and that after completion she will be aligned before court to answer the charges Ends .
