By MONITOR More by this AuthorUganda's police have with immediate effect suspended nationwide mobilisation activities and opening new offices by the Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine-led National Unity Platform (NUP), following last week's alleged sectarian sentiments in Luweero District. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said NUP had violated guidelines agreed with the party whose leader Bobi Wine has uninterruptedly been traversing major regions of the country, pulling huge crowds since August 28. Responding to the developments, NUP spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi on Wednesday evening communicated that “very soon, we're going to unveil our schedule for phase two of our tour. !”On September 13, Bobi Wine was due to conclude the first phase of his planned nationwide mobilisation in Arua City, over 400 kilometres away from Uganda's capital. Read: Bobi Wine asks US, EU to defund UgandaIn Hoima City on Tuesday, Bobi Wine said he was aware that government was moving to block his activities or potentially hold him "answerable to his recent remarks".

Source: Daily Nation September 15, 2023 05:36 UTC