KAMPALA, Uganda
Kampala city deputy lord mayor Doreen Nyanjura has been arrested over Free Kizza Besigye protests.
She was arrested alongside political activist Faridah Nangozi and Ingrid Turinawe, head of mobilization in the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF).
The trio was detained near Arua Park in downtown Kampala. Eyewitnesses described the scene as violent, with heavily deployed police officers forcibly arresting the women as they rallied Ugandans to stand up against injustices.
“Police officers bundled them into a patrol vehicle as people started gathering around. They were taken to CPS [Central Police Station],” an eyewitness said.
The arrests occurred amid a significant security presence in downtown Kampala, aimed at preventing further protests demanding Besigye’s release.
Heavily armed security personnel, including the Field Force Unit (FFU), counterterrorism officers, and plainclothes detectives, were deployed at key road junctions.Security forces also restricted access to the PFF offices at Katonga.
Meanwhile, boda-boda riders and pedestrians were being instructed not to stop in areas such as Mulago Roundabout, Lugogo, Makerere Kavule, Bwaise, and parts of the city centre.
Addressing journalists at police headquarters in Naguru, police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said the heightened deployment was based on intelligence suggesting possible unrest in the city.
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