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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Rukungiri/Bushenyi—
Security forces composed of police, UPDF and ISO were forced this evening at 6:30 pm to crash Col. Kizza Besigye’s vehicle window screens to remove him by force after an eight hour standoff at Rukungiri chief magistrates court.
According to www.mknewslink.com news reporter who was been camped at court since morning, Col. Besigye refused to adhere to police orders which directed him to go to Kampala but not his home in Rwakabengo Rukungiri district.
The police also never wanted Col. Besigye to hold a procession in Rukungiri town but for him, he wanted to first rest at is country home in Rwakabengo and even insisted on holding the procession.
When security forces tried all means and failed, they decided to use forceful means of crashing/smashing windows screens of passenger side and driver but still failed.
www.mknewslink.com reporter added that they decided to crash the front window screen and at this point, security forces used the strongest tear gas and sprayed a huge number of Besigye supporters. The entire Rukungiri court premises were covered by tear gas smock.

Even all journalists were teargased and ordered to leave the court premises. Eye witnesses told this editor that there were a lot of ugly scenes and Rukungiri chief magistrates court.
Col. Besigye, Ingrid Turinawe and five others were released by Rukungiri chief magistrates court today morning after spending a week in police cells at Nagalama in Kampala.
On Wednesday last week, Two people were shot dead in Rukungiri and other two sustained injuries after police fired at them while going to the district stadium for anti-age limit removal rally.
Source: www.mknewslink.com a western Uganda news website.
Email: wmuhwezi75@gmail.com

By Nelson Twinamatsiko and Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Rukungiri/Bushenyi—
The Forum for Democratic Change activist Rtd.Col.Dr.Kizza Besigye and his co-suspects are still surrounded by heavily armed police at Rukungiri magisterial area premises six hours after securing court bail.
Besigye whom court released on bail at around 10:00Am failed to agree with police who wanted to take him back to Kampala but he insisted that he wanted to go to his Rwakabengo up-country home in Rukungiri municipality to rest.
He wanted also to match with a procession of his supporters through streets of Rukungiri town but still the security operatives objected the move.

Darious Tweyambe who was today arrested at Rukungiri court

Mean while another FDC activist; Darious Tweyambe was arrested by and dragged into a police van by the police men when he had come to court to meet Besigye and his colleagues.
Tweyambe; a renowned FDC activist and in-law to Ingrid Turinawe is among hundreds of people who were in 2001 arrested and charged with treason.
A number of his co-suspects were given amnesty and released but Tweyambe preferred to stand court trial until he was later acquitted of all the charges and released unconditionally.
There is still tension in Rukungiri as Besigye and his supporters disagreed with police directives.
Source: www.mknewslink.com a western Uganda news website.
Email: wmuhwezi75@gmail.com

By Yosam Gucwaki
In Masindi–
The Masindi based Radio Kitara FM has been closed under unclear circumstances an act that many link to age limit debates.
Annette Najjemba; the Programmes director, Radio Kitara has told
reporters that the radio was closed today morning at around 10:30 AM
after they got a verbal communication from the Regional Manger Uganda Communications Commission that they had technical issues.

She added that the Regional Manager, the mid-western region William
Lutakome, came to the radio station today morning and told them how
they needed to sort out their technical issues or be switched off.

Today Masindi district council has had a contentious matter about the
presidential age limit amendment where by the district male youth
councilor Joseph Wamani presented a motion to move Masindi district
council to pass a resolution recommending parliament of Uganda to
protect and keep intact the article 102b of the constitution of the
republic of Uganda.
When we asked Najjemba whether they were closed over plans to air the
council meeting live, Najjemba noted that she could not rule out that
but insisted that they switched off due to technical issues.
However, an insider from Radio Kitara has told www.mknewslink.com
reporter that there is no technical problem at all which has led to the closing of the Radio noting that they were closed only to stop them from relaying the council meeting live.
Tumisiime Ignatious, a resident of Kijura cell Masindi municipality,
expressed his disappointment when he found the radio switched off
noting that he expected to hear everything transpiring in council
while at home.
Source: www.mknewslink.com a western Uganda news website
Email: wmuhwezi75@gmail.com

Col.Dr.Kizza Besigye shaking hands with supporters after court released him on bail
By Nelson Twinamatsiko and Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Rukungiri/Bushenyi
Besigye and his co suspects are still surrounded by security operatives at Rukungiri court and he is not yet allowed to leave the court premises.
There is possibility the suspect being re-arrested.
The presiding chief magistrate accepted bail application by the applicants on two charges of inciting violence, destruction of property and disobeying statutory orders.
Appearing before court, the suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges and applied for a bail which was granted to them after producing requires sureties including Betty Bamukwasa Muzanira and Rujumbura MP; Fred Turyamuhweza.
Besigye and his colleagues were arrested on Thursday last week in Rubanda district while going to hold a rally in Kabale district.
The embattled politicians had had a fracas with police in Rukungiri on Wednesday where one person was shot dead by police and over ten others injured by bullets.
However

Source: www.mknewslink.com a western Uganda news website
Email: wmuhwezi75@gmail.com

By Nelson Twinamatsiko and Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante
In Rukungiri/Bushenyi
The Rukungiri chief magistrate’s court presided over by Julius Borore has today morning October 25,2017 granted bail to Col.Dr.Kizza Besigye, Ingrid Turinawe and others.
The presiding chief magistrate accepted bail application by the applicants on two charges of inciting violence, destruction of property and disobeying statutory orders.
Appearing before court, the suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges and applied for a bail which was granted to them after producing requires sureties including Betty Bamukwasa Muzanira and Rujumbura MP; Fred Turyamuhweza.
Besigye and his colleagues were arrested on Thursday last week in Rubanda district while going to hold a rally in Kabale district.
The embattled politicians had had a fracas with police in Rukungiri on Wednesday where one person was shot dead by police and over ten others injured by bullets.
Source: www.mknewslink.com a western Uganda news website
Email: wmuhwezi75@gmail.com