Rwenzori Regional Police Spokesperson Lydia Tumushabe says that last week, while at a consultative meeting at Buhinga playgrounds and on different radio stations in Fort Portal, Bintamanya uttered abusive words against President Yoweri Museveni.
Mbidde together with Gerald Siranda, the party Secretary General were arrested early today by Musa Tibakairana, the Kabarole district Police Commander at the Post Office while addressing journalists. They were charged with holding an illegal assembly.
The commuter taxi registration UAN 023D, carrying 13 passengers from Fort Portal to Bundibugyo, overturned several times at Musandama village killing six people instantly. Among the dead was the driver identified as Saad Kagaba, 27.
Last month, Erasmus Irumba and Richard Kanyoro Siet all residents of Ntoroko district were killed on allegations of illegal trading in fire arms and ammunition. Gerald Atuhaire, the Ntoroko district Police Commander and Brian Babishanga, the Internal Security Officer were arrested in connection with the incident. Also detained is Lt. Col Richard Muhangi, the commander 3rd Mountain Battalion based in Ntoroko district.
Lydia Tumushabe, the Rwenzori Regional Police Spokesperson, says the two are wanted in connection to the killing on Sunday, of Erasmus Irumba and Richard Kanyoro, both residents of Butungama Sub County in Ntoroko district.
Lydia Tumushabe, the Rwenzori Region Police Spokesperson, says that the group has intentions of attacking security installations and officers conducting patrols in the area.
Mulanda left the UPDF 3rd Division headquarters in Moroto on Thursday and traveled to Kabarole district on a mission to convince the Bakonzo to live peacefully with other ethnic groups.
John Kyaligonza, the LCIII Chairperson Kabonero Sub County, says despite relative peace in the area, some residents in the area still fear to go back to their homes for fear of being attacked.
Lydia Tumushabe, the Rwenzori Regional Police Spokesperson, identified the dead as Michael Amanyire and his six year-old son Chris Junior. The other is a Korean national whose identities are not yet known.
Lydia Tumushabe, the Rwenzori Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network that the PSU team will team up with officers from the Criminal Investigations Department CID in the district and conduct fresh investigations into the killing. According to Tumushabe, the case was mishandled by some junior officers, since the District CID Officer, Ibra Bashati was transferred to Kasese and is yet to be replaced. She however, didnt disclose the identities of the implicated officers.
Five of the dead are from the Bamba community, the remaining are Bakonzo. Lydia Tumushabe, the Rwenzori Regional Police spokesperson, says the Bakonzo attacked the Bamba forcing them to retaliate.
