Kasangati mayor arrested for using government vehicle to campaign with Bobi Wine
Police in Hoima has arrested the Kasangati Town Council Mayor in Wakiso district, Tony Kiyimba Ssempebwa, 45 for using a government vehicle to campaign for an opposition candidate together with People Power and Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine.
Ssempebwa was part of the group of opposition politicians who graced Hoima town amidst tight security to bolster the campaigns of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate Asinansi Kamanda Nyakato for the Hoima Woman parliamentary seat.
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However, according to the Albertine Region police spokesperson, Julius Hakiza was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for using a government vehicle to the campaign.
“He has been arrested while campaigning using a government vehicle registration number LG 0039109,” Hakiza told the Nile Post on phone.
“We have preferred charges of abuse of office against him.” He added
The Albertine Police region spokesperson said the Mayor is currently in detention at Hoima Central Police Station before any further action is taken.
Bobi Wine and other opposition politicians on Monday stormed Hoima to campaign for FDC's Nyakato amid tight security.
They were welcomed by a mammoth crowd at Butema trading centre and their procession paralysed traffic for over an hour prompting a team of security officers led UPDF soldiers and anti-riot police to block their entry to Hoima town.
There was a verbal exchange between security and Bobi Wine’s supporters prompting the former to allow the group to proceed to the Boma grounds where the campaigns for Nyakato were launched.
