Police, army surround Bobi Wine’s home ahead of Kayunga visit
Makindye East MP Derrick Nyeko (in blue suit) and other people engage security officers at a roadblock set up near NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi's home in Magere, Wakiso District on December 14, 2021. PHOTO/ MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
What you need to know:
- In Kayunga where President Museveni is also expected to campaign for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate, Andrew Muwonge, UPDF and police armored vehicles were seen patrolling town.
Police and the army on Tuesday morning surrounded the home of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine ahead of his planned visit to Kayunga District in central Uganda where he's scheduled to hold campaign meetings for his party candidate in the Kayunga district chairperson by-election.
Security officers set up roadblocks on all the roads near the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader’s home in Magere, Wakiso District.
“This morning, ahead of my planned visit to Kayunga District to campaign for our flag bearer, the police and military deployed overnight around my home in an apparent attempt to block me from leaving. The cowardly regime is on its way out. A matter of time,” Mr Kyagulanyi tweeted Tuesday morning.
Makindye East MP Derrick Nyeko is one of the people who were blocked from accessing Mr Kyagulanyi’s home.
The musician-turned politician later tweeted saying his security guard and a gardener had been arrested by the security team.
“The military has increased deployment around my home. No one is allowed to leave or enter. Our security guard and gardener have been violently arrested, beaten and bundled into 'drones' outside our gate. Their phones confiscated. #DictatorMuseveni is so shameless. He places me under house arrest, and then uses tax payer's money to ferry people to go see him in Kayunga! This is why we are not giving up until Uganda is free,” Mr Kyagulanyi said moments after an arrest van and a police patrol truck were seen speeding from his compound.
The deployment comes hours after Kayunga Resident District Commissioner, Mr Ssempala Kigozi, said Monday that Mr Kyagulanyi would not be allowed in the district to drum up support for his party flagbearer Harriet Nakwedde as candidates in the district LC5 by-election wind up their campaigns today.
Security officers set up a road near the home of NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi wine in Magere, Wakiso District ahead of his planned visit to Kayunga district to campaign for NUP candidate in the District chairperson race.
PHOTO/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA
However, Mr Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, told journalists yesterday that: “No one has blocked Bobi Wine from campaigning for his candidate in Kayunga, but EC (Electoral Commission) issued guidelines banning processions and observance of protocols against Covid.”
In Kayunga where President Museveni is also expected to campaign for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate, Andrew Muwonge, UPDF and police armored vehicles were seen patrolling town.
The President is scheduled to hold two campaign meetings in Kayonza and Busaana sub-counties today.
NRM minibuses were seen ferrying supporters to Mr Museveni’s campaign meeting venues.
Rivals camp in Kayunga
A number of NRM big wigs who include the NRM secretary general, Mr Richard Todwong; Ms Rosemary Sseninde, secretary for mobilisation; Mr Emmanuel Dombo, communications director, are already in the district canvassing support for Mr Muwonge.
The Prime Minister, Ms Robinah Nabbanja, spent three days in the district holding campaign rallies.
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Mr Mathias Mpuuga, Ms Shamim Malende, the Kampala Woman MP, and other Opposition members have also pitched camp in the district.
