Kyagulanyi charged with doing acts likely to spread COVID-19

POLITICS   2021 ELECTIONS

KAMPALA - Police on Wednesday charged National Unity Platform Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi with doing an act likely to spread COVID-19 infection disease.

It is not yet clear whether Police was planning to take him to court.

Kyagulanyi's charge sheet indicated: Kyagulanyi a male adult of 38 years, a Presidential aspirant and resident of Magere Village, Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso district and others at large on November 18, at around 11:00 am at Luuka Town district, knowingly or having reason to believe that it was likely to spread infectious disease mobilized and addressed a campaign rally of more than 100 people who were not respecting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of Electoral Commission and Ministry of health and act likely to spread infectious disease.

Kyagulanyi was arrested on Wednesday en route to Luuka district after he stopped to address a rally which police says had not yet been cleared. 

Police accused him of disrespecting their guidelines and directives on processions and rallies.

He is currently held at Nalufenya police station.

On Tuesday, Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana was charged at Makindye Court with the same offence and remanded at Kitalya government prison.


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