By Elizabeth Ankunda
18th Jan 2024
Police maintain heavy deployment at the homes of opposition leaders.
On Tuesday, the opposition leaders under their umbrella, the United Forces of Change called for protests on Thursday to expose the poor state of roads in Kampala City.
Some of the leaders whose homes have been cordoned off include Former Presidential Candidate Kiiza Besigye, Kampala Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago, and National Unity Platform-NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi.
Several police patrol pick-up trucks, and military and anti-riot police officers were in the vicinity of all towns early morning today on Gayaza Road which leads to Besigye’s home in Kasangati. At Besigye’s home police blocked the way to his home.
Kyagulanyi took to social media, urging Ugandans to proceed with the demonstration despite the obstacles from the security personnel.
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).
Earlier on Wednesday, Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga warned members of the public from engaging in what he described as unlawful assemblies and country-wide political demonstrations.
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