Police fire tear gas at residents protesting month-long power outage in Kalagi-Kakoola, Mukono

According to Nile Post, residents of Kalagi-Kakoola town blocked the Mukono–Kayunga road with poles and logs and held a UEDCL vehicle, demanding the return of a transformer they said the company had removed over a month earlier. Police and army officers from Naggalama fired tear gas after attempts to calm the crowd failed, and a woman was critically injured by a tear gas canister. The standoff ended after more than five hours when the area MP promised the transformer would be restored.