Election salt levels reached critical mass when protesters torched neighborhood infrastructure immediately. Police in Nakaseke District hauled away fifty National Unity Platform stans after the declared results sparked total chaos. The drama started because Charles Nsereko Basajjassubi from the ruling National Resistance Movement bagged thirty thousand votes to crush Paulson Luttamaguzi Ssemakula, who only managed eighteen thousand.
Things got worse in Nakaseke Central, where Kyofatogabye Kabuye secured the win over Allan Mayanja Ssebunya with thirteen thousand ballots against eight thousand. Sore losers flooded Kiwoko town, trying to burn an arch dedicated to the victor. They also trashed local chapati stands using wood debris to start fires while fighting security teams.
The mob eventually fell back to the outskirts, where they wrecked a transformer at Butikwa village. That vandalism killed the lights for that entire zone after they snapped four utility poles. Rioters in Nakaseke town also targeted a movie theater belonging to a regime supporter named Samadu and managed to ding up a military transport.
Sam Twiineamazima confirmed that law enforcement cleared the streets and locked up those fifty individuals for property damage. Commercial activity resumed once the tear gas cleared. Neighboring Luwero town council also saw thirty-four people detained earlier, while three souls perished during clashes there.
Things got worse in Nakaseke Central, where Kyofatogabye Kabuye secured the win over Allan Mayanja Ssebunya with thirteen thousand ballots against eight thousand. Sore losers flooded Kiwoko town, trying to burn an arch dedicated to the victor. They also trashed local chapati stands using wood debris to start fires while fighting security teams.
The mob eventually fell back to the outskirts, where they wrecked a transformer at Butikwa village. That vandalism killed the lights for that entire zone after they snapped four utility poles. Rioters in Nakaseke town also targeted a movie theater belonging to a regime supporter named Samadu and managed to ding up a military transport.
Sam Twiineamazima confirmed that law enforcement cleared the streets and locked up those fifty individuals for property damage. Commercial activity resumed once the tear gas cleared. Neighboring Luwero town council also saw thirty-four people detained earlier, while three souls perished during clashes there.
