COVID-19: Residents arrested for demonstrating over food
Apr 23, 2020
The police, commanded by the Entebbe Division Police Commander, Michael Kasigire said they were tipped off of a group of people mobilizing residents to demonstrate.
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ENTEBBE - The police in Entebbe have arrested a Local Council chairperson and a group of boda boda riders for allegedly inciting people to demonstrate over the delayed distribution of relief food in their area.
Frank Kakooza, the chairperson of Kabaale Zone in Nkumba, Entebbe Municipality was arrested from a boda boda stage at Nkumba where he was allegedly holding posters demanding for food. He was found talking to boda boda riders at the roadside stage.
The police, commanded by the Entebbe Division Police Commander, Michael Kasigire said they were tipped off of a group of people mobilizing residents to demonstrate over what they termed as delayed distribution of food.
He said no one is allowed to organize meetings or call people to gather at the time when the country is instructing people to keep social distancing. He said the police also confiscated posters that the chairman and his group were holding as they invited people to join them.
Kakooza while in a police truck, he said his move followed complaints and cries from residents. He said his residents were starving due to lack of food.
"Ever since the President announced a lockdown, many people have been locked up at their homes. They barely have anything to eat because they are not earning. Their businesses are locked," Frustrated Kakooza said.
"We have been waiting for the relief food in vain," Kakooza said before they were driven to Entebbe Police Station as investigations continue.