Police on Friday September 6, arrested four People Power coordinators on their way to Kaabong District to to drum up support for Judith Adyaka Nalibe, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party candidate in the ongoing parliamentary campaigns.
The arrested include Habib Asega, Dem Gaster Opondo, Isaac Maddo and Mustafa Mwonda.
Kaabong District Police Commander Gerald Gubira said that the presence of the group was a threat to peaceful campaigns in Kaabong since they neither registered nor informed the security team about their intentions.
Kaabong Resident District Commissioner John Rex Achilla says the team was asked to leave the district voluntarily after the police interogation.
He explained that although his office respects multi-party democracy, the presence and intention of the People Power political outfit remains unclear. He adds that People Power is not registered as a political party in the area and cannot enjoy political space in Kaabong.
Joel Senyonyi, the People Power spokesman says police actions in Kaabong were uncalled for since it is part of an ongoing campaign in the district.
Nalibe is tussling with Christine Nakwang Tubo of the National Resistance Movement- NRM for the seat that fell vacant when the area MP opted to represent the newly created Karenga district.
The elections for the new Woman MP of Kaabong is slated for September 26, 2019.
