Yesterday, the district Deputy RDC, Emmy Turyabagyenyi Kateera, said Bobi Wine and NUP had not formally informed city authorities about the launch.
MBARARA CITY: Police have cleared the long debated on manifesto launch for the National Unity Platform – NUP, president Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, on condition that the COVID-19 guidelines are adhered to.
The launch is slated to take place on Tomorrow Saturday November 7, at Mbarara City NUP offices in the south western Uganda.
According to Abbas Byakagaba, the Zonal police commander for Ankole – Kigezi, also the director of counterterrorism police said that security will be on standby to see that each attendant at the launch follows COVID-19 guidelines and the SOPs.
Byakagaba noted that security will not spare anyone who will attempt to cause havoc.
“We will not hesitate to disperse any form of rallies and crowds with a reasonable force in case they behave contrary,” he noted.
It should be recalled that Bobi was supposed to launch his manifesto in Kamwokya Kampala on Tuesday shortly after his nomination but was stopped by police which brutally manhandled him.
The event was later postponed to Friday this week but was cancelled following the demise death of Dr. Anas A. Kaliisa, a political analyst and Islamic scholar which occurred on Wednesday at his Kawempe Kampala home.
NUP then opted to reschedule the launch to tomorrow Saturday November 7.
Yesterday, the district Deputy RDC, Emmy Turyabagyenyi Kateera, said Bobi Wine and NUP had not formally informed city authorities about the launch.
However, Jolly Mugisha, the regional NUP Vice President told reports today that the party will hold the launch at their offices having failed to secure hostage at city hotels which allegedly faced gov’t closure should they host the event.
