One of the activists Annette Nnana Namatta alias Nalongo was arrested immediately and whisked off to Jinja Road Police Station. The other activists were turned away along Naguru-Katalima road before reaching the offices.
The police on Thursday
blocked a group of human rights activists who were planning to petition the Uganda
Human Rights Commission over the continued detention of Novelist Kakwenza
Rukirabashaija.
Kakwenza was arrested from his home in Kisaasi Nakawa Division Kampala by armed
security personnel last week. Although the court issued an order directing the
government to unconditionally release him, Kakwenza has remained in detention.
The activists were blocked by police officers who had been deployed at the
offices of Human Rights Commission Offices in Naguru.
One of the activists Annette Nnana Namatta alias Nalongo was arrested
immediately and whisked off to Jinja Road Police Station. The other activists were turned away along Naguru-Katalima road before reaching the offices.
John Solomon Nabuyanda, one
of the Human Rights defenders threatened to pitch camp at Police Headquarters
in protest of growing human rights violations on
//Cue in; “we want to demand …
Cue out... the human rights.”//
Moses Jemba another activist says
that they will not bow down until Kakwenza is released.
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Cue out... nakutambula ela.”//
Alex Magara called on
Ugandans to rise up and fight the continued violations of Kakwenza, because all
Ugandans are potential victims of this kind of abuse.
//Cue in; “Bino bituwayo eli …
Cue out... bana Uganda abalala.”//
Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala Metropolitan has declined to comment on the
arrest and blocking of the Human rights activists saying that he was yet to be
briefed about it.
On Monday, CID spokesperson,
Charles Twine said Kakweza was detained on charges related to offensive
communication, after his repeated abuse of President Museveni and his son Lt
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Kamali. M James
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