Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
Armed people in civilian clothes were filmed firing shots in the air at Kiseka Market in Kampala's central business district. Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma said they were security officers sent to arrest suspected offenders at Original Kiseka Spare Centre, and that they fired warning shots to disperse a crowd that tried to block the arrests. The article does not report any injuries or the number of people arrested.
Official claim: These are the figures given by Uganda Police Force (spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma); they could not be checked independently.