Police, military block Ugandan opposition headquarters ahead of protestSoldiers and police sealed off the headquarters of Uganda’s biggest opposition party on Monday in what a police spokesperson called a precautionary move ahead of anti-government protests planned for Tuesday despite a ban. In posts on social media platform X, National Unity Platform party chief Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, said security personnel had surrounded NUP headquarters in the capital Kampala, barring anyone from entering or exiting. Wine said several NUP leaders had been “violently arrested” and also showed pictures of military personnel at the premises alongside parked army trucks. “The military and police have raided and surrounded the National Unity Platform offices …” he said. In a speech on Saturday, he warned Ugandan youth against the planned protests, alleging they were sponsored by foreigners.

Source: Daily Nation July 22, 2024 17:29 UTC