Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two journalists in Kabale have been arrested for inciting violence. Job Namanya Apuuli, the New Vision Kigezi Bureau chief, and Obed Kankiriho of Daily Monitor were arrested on Thursday at around 11:40 pm.
They were arrested alongside Charlotte Murungi Kemigisha, former National Resistance Movement (NRM) party youth councilor for Northern Division in Kabale municipality, and Precious Tumuranze.
It is alleged that they were mobilizing people to march to the Umeme offices protesting the constant power outages. They were arrested at Café Bea located along Kabale main road.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson said that the four were found coordinating the protest. Maate accuses the two journalists of turning into activists.
But, Kankiriho denies the accusations saying that he had left office to deliver a bag to Namanya who was at Café Ballista.
On Tuesday, Godfrey Nyakahuma, Kabale Resident District Commissioner organized a meeting with Umeme officials in a bid to foil the protest.
During the meeting, Umeme officials explained that power outages will persist until December when construction of the High voltage substation being set up in Karukara, Kamurwa Sub County, Rubanda district is completed.
This left residents especially the business community angry and vowed to march to the Umeme offices.
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