By; Ben Musanje
11th Nov. 2020
The National Unity Platform NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has had a tough time today when Police blocked him from holding a rally at Christ the King playground owned by the Catholic Church in Kitgum Municipality.
Kyagulanyi’s agents had booked the playgrounds for their campaigns and informed security as required but were surprised to receive information this morning that it had been canceled to the extent of reaching out to the Curret of Christ the King Parish in Kitgum Fr. Stephen Raphael Kilam still stopping him from allowing NUP to convene at their playgrounds that it was unsuitable for campaigns.
Tommy Eyaku, the Kitgum District Police Commander acting on orders of the Resident District Commissioner also attempted to block Kyagulanyi who had spent a night at Acaki lodge from heading to the municipality. Eyaku noted that Kitgum District is a hotspot for COVID-19 arguing that any meeting that attracts more than the recommended 200 people would be a health risk.
The police were however outnumbered and overpowered by Kyagulanyi’s entourage. As Kyagulanyi accompanied by his team drove to the central business center, hundreds of locals gathered by the roadside to cheer him while some joined the procession. For an hour, normal businesses and traffic came to a standstill in Kitgum Municipality.
Kyagulanyi used the opportunity to re-echo his promise to uplift the education standard and the health sector, improve salaries for police officers and the army adding that they are in “a mission to freedom.
Police later escorted Kyagulanyi’s team out of the town before teargassing the mammoth crowds that had accompanied him at Corner Alango in Pandwong Division. William Komakech, the Kitgum Resident District Commissioner, says Kyagulanyi deviated from their earlier request to use Acaki lodge instead of Christ the King playground.
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