Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 26 2021
Security personnel check a vehicle that was headed for Magere in Wakiso District, the home of former National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. Court yesterday ordered security personnel to leave the politician’s home, 12 days after they besieged his residence. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA.
Summary
Instead, military and police deployments had been reinforced and checkpoints on the road to his residence had also been increased from two to four when Daily Monitor went to Magere.
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By last evening, police and the army were still deployed at the residence of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, in Magere Village, Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District, despite court earlier ordering them to leave his home immediately.
Ugandan police and the army were Monday evening still deployed at the residence of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine in Magere village, Wakiso District, despite a court earlier ordering them to leave immediately.
Instead, military and police deployments had been reinforced and checkpoints on the road to his residence had also been increased from two to four when
Daily Monitor went to Magere at about 9.30am.
By 2pm Monday when
Daily Monitor left the area, there were four roadblocks manned by police and the army on Magere road off Gayaza-Kampala road.
Journalists stopped
Two cars carrying journalists were stopped at the second roadblock and ordered to go back. Many cars heading to or returning from Magere were thoroughly checked.