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Kisoro RDC Peter Mugisha threatens to shoot NUP supporters at NRM campaign event in Nyakinama sub-county

Electoral Malpractice Single source Kisoro 27 Nov 2020 Severity: 3/5

According to The Independent, Kisoro Resident District Commissioner Captain Peter Mugisha, campaigning for NRM candidate Yoweri Museveni at Nyakinama sub-county headquarters, threatened that supporters of NUP candidate Robert Kyagulanyi would be shot if they turned up at Kyagulanyi's planned rally in Kisoro. NUP leaders in Kigezi condemned the remarks and said they were considering legal action.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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