Uganda Governance Monitor
← Uganda Governance Monitor

Tumukunde threatens to quit presidential race, objects to security deployment around his Kololo office

Election Related Single source Kampala 2 Nov 2020 Severity: 1/5

Speaking to journalists at his Kololo headquarters before his nomination, presidential aspirant Tumukunde, a former security minister, said he was in talks with unnamed opposition figures to assess whether the election process was free and fair, according to The Observer's headline reporting that he threatened to quit the race. He complained about heavy security deployment around his office and himself, saying he would not confront security forces but would protect his rights.

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

Sources

Something wrong or missing? Write to ugmonitor@ceger.org with the link and your source.