{"id":3561,"date":"2021-02-03T19:35:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T19:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:41:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T17:41:32","slug":"police-raid-musician-walukaggas-home-45-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/police-raid-musician-walukaggas-home-45-arrested","title":{"rendered":"Police raid musician Walukagga\u2019s home, 45 arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Police on Wednesday morning raided the home of musician Mathias Walukagga in Maya, Wakiso District and arrested at least 45 people said to be his campaign agents in today\u2019s mayoral election.<\/p>\n<p>Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire said the 12 am operation was based on information that a group of people had gathered at the musician&#8217;s home for unknown reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least 45 suspects, most of them residents of Kawempe Division, Kampala were arrested and are currently detained at Nateete Police Station [Kampala] and Nsangi Police Station on allegations of doing negligent acts likely to spread an infection of a disease,\u201d Mr Owoyesgyire said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Walukagga, a contestant for Kyengera town council mayoral seat on National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket, was not arrested because he ran and hid in his house upon seeing the detectives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects are being processed and will be arraigned in courts of law at any time,\u201d Mr Owoyesigyire added.<\/p>\n<p>However, an eye witness who preferred not to be named said the suspects were Walukagga\u2019s polling agents in today\u2019s elections and their arrest is politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>He said the raid was led by incumbent mayor, Hajji Abdul Kiyimba who recently lost Bukoto South Constituency MP race (Lwengo district) to NUP\u2019s Twaha Kagabo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operation was led by Hajji Kiyimba. All people found at home were badly beaten and left bleeding. They were all bundled in tow police patrol trucks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kiyimba, an NRM candidate Kiyimba petitioned the Masaka magistrate\u2019s court seeking vote recount but the application was dismissed before he appealed in the High Court which upheld the lower court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>When asked, Walukagga who was found at his home said the arrest was intended to weaken his campaign camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of them are my campaign agents. Others are my friends, mostly musicians. Is it illegal to be visited by a friend? I\u2019m a musician. I was trying to brief them and prepare for today\u2019s campaign,\u201d said the Kadongokamu artiste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Police on Wednesday morning raided the home of musician Mathias Walukagga in Maya, Wakiso District and arrested at least 45 people said to be his campaign agents in today\u2019s mayoral election. 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