The protests started at 3 p.m. in Ndikuttamada in Masajjja division and ended past 7:30 pm after police officers, military police officers and plain-clothed security personnel dispersed the crowds with tear gas and live bullets. Five protestors were arrested.
Kyagulanyi was arrested by a team of police officers led by Frank Mwesigwa, the zonal commander overseeing 2021 general elections in the sub-regions of Busoga and Bukedi.
