Police last
night deployed heavily at Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere’s palace in
Kasese town following what is said to be intelligence information that there
were [people wanting to kidnap him.
Deputy
police spokesperson Patrick Onyango says there were some people who had planned
to kidnap Mumbere to unknown place so that Bakonzo demand for his whereabouts
from government.
He says that
police has also reinforced the King’s personal security to make sure he is not
harmed.
Police still
maintains that Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere is not going to be
allowed to proceed to Bundibugyo district today as a way of preventing tribal
clashes.
Meanwhile,
Mumbere still insists on proceeding to Bundibugyo with the Kingdom spokesperson
Patrick Nyamunungu saying the officials are regrouping to embark on the
journey.
He says,
that the King will not back of the demand to go and celebrate with his people
until, government writes to him officially to postpone the annual event.
In a related
development, four people are behind bars after being arrested by the police in
yesterday’s protests on the streets of Kasese.
Mr. Patrick
Onyango says they four men were the ringleaders of the protestors who were
throwing stones at the police officers manning security on the streets.
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