In a mini police reshuffle just hours to the announcement of the Presidential election results, James Ruhweza has been appointed the Kampala Metropolitan Area Operations commander.
The evidence clearly shows that the stalemate at Mulago round about as a result of Dr. Besigye refusing to follow the traffic guidance given to him by SCP Grace Turyagumanawe which was to use Yusuf Lule road instead of going through Wandegeya. Instead he locked himself up in the car and refused to leave the road thereby seriously obstructing traffic. The police have wide powers to arrest without warrant in the circumstances in which they under act S 23 of the Police act S 24 of the same act permits police to arrest in order to prevent causing unlawful obstruction on a highway.
The Uganda Police have requested for 147 billion shillings as supplementary budget to help the force deal with walk to work protests in the Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Major General Mugisha Muntu, the FDC’s chief mobiliser, came in about an hour ago together with Kasilo County MP, Elijah Okupa and Salim Angolija, the party secretary for security.
Top IPC officials including FDC leader Dr Kiiza Besigye and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have been arrested on their way to Katwe for a rally organised the Activists for Change.
There is heavy police deployment around the Inter-Party Offices on Plot 6 Katonga Road, where top opposition politicians are currently meeting to plan for their rally in Kampala. The rally is slated for 2pm on Thursday at Freedom Tree in Katwe, a city suburb as part of the re-launched Walk to Work Reloaded.
FDC women’s league chairperson, Ingrid Turinawe is facing two charges of failure to comply with police directives and inconsiderate use of a motor vehicle.
The Activists for Change national coordinator, Mathias Mpuuga, on Monday addressed a press conference at the IPC offices at which he announced the resumption of what he called “Walk to Work Reloaded.â€
The opposition should adopt other methods and means of demanding government action instead of disrupting economic activities through Walk to work protests, speaker Rebecca Kadaga has advised.
The lawyer representing four Walk to Work suspects in Hoima is seeking revision of the bail terms granted to his clients by Hoima Chief Magistrate’s court after they failed to raise the money.
Government on Tuesday tabled before Parliament the Public Order Management Bill, 2011. The bill is intended to regulate public meetings, the duties and responsibilities of police, the organizers and participants in relation to public meetings.
Forum for Democratic Change party youths from Makerere University on Monday visited Dr Kiiza Besigye at his home in Kasangati, where he is under a week long house arrest.
Forum for Democratic Change leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye was on Tuesday forced to stay at home after two attempts to walk to work on foot were foiled by heavy police deployment.
