By; Ben Musanje
27th Nov. 2020
Today makes it three weeks which is 19 days in the general campaigns for the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local government elective leaders for the next 5 year political term 2021/26.
According to the electoral commission campaigning program President Museveni the candidate for the NRM he is in Kapchorwa today and will head to Bukedi Zone where he will address delegates and leaders tomorrow.
Robert Kyagulanyi of NUP is in Kyankwanzi and Kiboga, who had a sleepless night in Migyera has this morning again engaged in a bitter exchange with the Nakasongola District Police Commander who commanded his officers to chase Kyagulanyi from Migyera town council.
NUP Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu slept in his car along the road in Migyera town council in Nakasongola district after he was blocked from accessing any hotel for accommodation.
Kyagulanyi had planned to sleep over in Migyera town council and then in the morning proceed to Kyankwanzi district where he is campaigning today.
However on reaching Migyera town at 9 pm last night, policemen and soldiers of Uganda People’s Defense Forces commanded by Officer In Charge of Migyera Police Station only identified as Byaruhanga blocked the road.
Kyagulanyi pleaded with security personnel allow him to proceed to Masindi or Hoima to find accommodation there but policemen refused saying that it was curfew time.
Kyagulanyi and his team decided to spend the night in cars whereas others slept outside in cold.
This morning at around 7am, the Policemen commanded by Nakasongola District Police Commander Patience Namara besieged Kyagulanyi who was briefing his team and ordered him to vacate the area with immediate effect.
Namara told Kyagulanyi that is expected in Nakasongola on Saturday and he will have enough time to talk to people as scheduled.
But Kyagulanyi charged at DPC Namara accusing her of being indisciplined and mistreating him to an extent that he forced him to sleep on the road.
Namara ordered Kyagulanyi to brief his team and leave quickly but his supporters booed to her.
Kyagulanyi later told his team to refrain from engaging any police personnel because they want to provoke him to react angrily and frame them as criminals.
He directed his team to board their cars and proceed to Kyankwanzi. According to the campaign schedule, Kyagulanyi is expected to campaign in Nakasongola tomorrow. However, there is already tension across the area with security personnel already on the ground ahead of the campaigns.
Mugisha Muntu of ANT is in Kasese and Norbert Mao of DP is in Kanyunga. Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde is in Moyo and Yumbe and Nancy Kalembe is in Arua.
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