Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
ChimpReports says police fired teargas and bullets to disperse residents who had blocked roads with logs and stones to stop Rubanda East MP Henry Ariganyira Musasizi returning home from Sunday prayers. Kigezi regional police spokesperson Elly Maate said police intervened because the MP was in danger and were looking for those involved. Musasizi accused his parliamentary rival Kenneth Biryabarema Jogo of organising the blockade, which Biryabarema denied.
Disputed: MP Musasizi says his rival Biryabarema organised the blockade; Biryabarema denies it, saying he was at home.