By Editorial,
National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi commonly known as Bobi Wine said today that police had surrounded his residence and put him “under house arrest” ahead of a planned protest.
Opposition politicians had planned demonstrations against the poor condition of roads in Uganda, which is hosting two global summits in the coming days.
Kyagulanyi, said police and soldiers had barred him from leaving his home in Magere, north of the capital Kampala.
Former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change opposition party said that he too had not been allowed to leave his house.
Opposition parties have accused the government of detaining homeless people and razing thousands of roadside kiosks in a clean-up drive ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement and G77+China summits in Kampala.
At Lukwago’s home in Wakaliga, the police blocked him from leaving his house after he told them that he was moving out to monitor the road works being done by the Special Force Command (SFC).
Mr. Lukwago speaking….
Earlier, Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga warned members of the public from engaging in what he described as unlawful assemblies and country-wide political demonstrations. END.