Military Raids Candidate's Mbarara Lodge

Jun 09, 2001

The military yesterday morning raided and searched Kings Lodge on Banunuka Drive, Mbarara town, operated by Mbarara Woman parliamentary candidate Mary Frances Semambo Kabatereine, reports Jossy Muhangi.

The military yesterday morning raided and searched Kings Lodge on Banunuka Drive, Mbarara town, operated by Mbarara Woman parliamentary candidate Mary Frances Semambo Kabatereine, reports Jossy Muhangi. A man identified by the hotel records as Hassan Mbiringi was arrested during the raid that took place at around 4.00a.m. Kabatereine, a former chairperson in the former presidential candidate, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye's Mbarara District Task force, is challenging ethics and integrity minister Miria Matembe for the district woman seat. The area local council chairman, Isaac Kasumba, said heavily armed soldiers travelling on an army truck dragged Mbiringi from room number 9. An officer in the UPDF 2nd Division said Mbiringi had been detained at the barracks. He said it was premature to give a comment. Ends

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