Chaos ensued at office of Mukono district resident commissioner Fred Bamwine between People Power supporters and police when they stormed his office demanding him to explain to them why police is brutalizing and killing innocent young Ugandans.
People Power activities were led by Lydia Namayengo with other youths who included Ivan Tamale Nkoyoyo, Peter Kimbugwe Mugalu and Henry Lubanga who stormed RDC with placards displayed with the write ups demanding for justice for the late Eric Mutasiga but police immediately intervened and arrested them on the arrival.
The late Eric Mutasiga
Lydia Namayengo who led the group says that they have decided to fight for and on behalf of the family of the late Eric Mutasiga and who was shot in thigh and succumbed to bullet wound in Mulago hospital and the police officer who shot him has never appeared before courts of law.
Police intercepting People Power Youths
Namayengo further said that, even if police has to implement the Presidential directive of curfew, they are not supposed to kill innocent Ugandans.
The group first visited the family of the deceased and assured them of all the necessary legal support to see that justice prevails. Here Namayengo and group donated some food relief to the family and later called upon everyone who can help this family to come up.
The mother of the deceased Ms. Joyce Kizito Mutasiga says that she only needs the government to come out and arrest and charge a police officer who shot her son a bullet which caused his death which left the little ones with no father.
The deceased left three young kids with a wife who are currently living in a rented house in Wantoni trading center found in Mukono municipality.
Kids of late Eric Mutasiga
By the time of this publication the four where still in police custody charged with inciting violence and conducting unlawful assembly.
It’s alleged that the deceased was trying to plead with a police officer not to shoot a vendor who was found selling chapatti during curfew along Mukono-Katosi Road.
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