Uganda's police spokesperson, Rusoke Kituuma, told reporters his officers keep trying not to gas crowds but reminded everyone that cops have legal authority to break up rowdy political gatherings when safety gets sketchy. He confirmed security forces grabbed a priest recently after the military put out their statement about it, and he pushed back against claims that police target specific politicians or their supporters during campaign events.
The force deployed every available officer across the country because voting season overlapped with holiday chaos, but Kituuma refused to specify which units got assigned where. Tear gas gets deployed when crowds turn aggressive, and he stressed the goal stays focused on letting everyone campaign without putting bystanders at risk while the election cycle heats up ahead of the vote.
The force deployed every available officer across the country because voting season overlapped with holiday chaos, but Kituuma refused to specify which units got assigned where. Tear gas gets deployed when crowds turn aggressive, and he stressed the goal stays focused on letting everyone campaign without putting bystanders at risk while the election cycle heats up ahead of the vote.
