In Uganda, Bobi Wine, the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni before the presidential election on January 14, 2021, went on the road on Thursday after another collision with the police this week. On Tuesday, his vehicle came under fire from the police. Since the campaign opened last month, incidents have multiplied.
“They are closing the roads, blocking, having armed men following me and now firing at my vehicle,” condemns candidate Bobi Wine.
On Tuesday, the opponent was again excluded from the campaign. His vehicle got stuck on a roadblock about 50 kilometers from Kampala and the police pulled over the tires of his car.
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The candidate interrupted his campaign for 24 hours before resuming his path and urged the forces not to interfere in the presidential campaign.
“The police and the army pushed the tires on my vehicle. We are constantly prevented from taking the main roads by the police and the army. We are forced to take the small gravel roads, and even where the army is sent out and shoots at our followers. The police do not have to decide where we can campaign. . “
Police responded to the incident and accused Bobi Wine for not respecting his campaign trail that forbade him to pass through the center, officially because of Covid explains Fred Enanga, police spokesman: documents from the officers who fired. They aimed at the tires to immobilize the vehicle because there was a barrier on the road and Bobi Wine did not want to turn around. He was not targeted, no one wants his life. It’s wrong. But he is stubborn and does as he pleases. “
The Electoral Commission, for its part, demanded restraint on both sides while there is still a one and a half month election campaign.
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