Police at Old Kampala Police Division are holding eight members of the Democratic Party for attempting to force their way into the Democratic Party Headquarters on Balintuma Road in Kampala.
Those arrested are Buikwe South MP Dr Michael Lulume Bayigga, Lubega Samson Mukaaku, Patrick Sekamatte, Alex Ntale, Mulindwa Muwonge, John Bosco, Godfrey Kaweesi and David Kyakayi, all Members of the Democratic Party who have come out to challenge the Memorandum of Understanding signed recently between DP President Norbert Mao and President Yoweri Museveni.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that the suspects are currently detained at Old Kampala Police Station on charges of inciting violence and criminal trespass.
DP spokesperson Okoler Opio Lo-Amanu stated that the party regrets what he called an act of indiscipline by MP Bayigga and his group, adding that they had invaded the party offices with unknown intentions.
“There is an established procedure to be at the party offices which is at least known to all members of the Democratic Party. This was not followed and the leadership regrettably learnt of the incident after it had occurred, Okoler said”.