The National Unity Platform, the biggest opposition political party has distanced itself from the Saturday bombings at Komamboga in Kawempe division Kampala that killed at least one person and injured others.
Speaking today at the party headquarters at Kamwokya in Kampala, David Lewis Rubongoya, the party Secretary General said their organization is a peaceful one that cannot engage in acts so diabolical like the killing people.
Speaking to a news reporter a few hours after the bombings, an eye witness, a barmaid said the people who she suspected were behind the bombing were wearing People Power T-shirts. People Power is the precursor of National Unity Platform.
The claim, Rubongoya says, cannot be taken lightly because this could be a well-orchestrated move by the state to frame NUP leaders in order to put them behind bars for a long time.
CUE. RUBONGOYA NUP ENG//LUG.
For his part, Joel Ssenyonyi, the spokesperson of NUP called for a swift and honest investigation into what actually happened at Komambogo with the view of bringing the actual perpetrators to book.
He also called upon government to immediately lift the dusk to dawn curfew that was instituted last year to help deal with the spread of Covid-19. CUE. PRO SENYONYI ENG.
Meanwhile: There is heavy security deployment of police officers and private guards around and inside Mulago National Specialised Referral Hospital.
Close to ten private security personnel, donning uniforms labeled Mulago Hospital, have been deployed at the main gate and entrance to the general ward of Accidents and Emergency (Casualty) Unit at the hospital.
Attendants say the deployment is unusual.
The development comes after three people who were injured in the explosion at Komamboga, Kawempe Division in Kampala got admitted to the hospital over the weekend. The trio identified as Annet Kiconco, Peter Ssengonzi and Derrick Isabirye alias Minaje, are currently with serious injuries at the hospital.
Relatives of the casualties however poke to the media from outside the unit.
Ibrahim Mwesiga, Kiconco’s brother says he learnt of her predicament at night after he called her phone number and someone told him that she had sustained injuries in the explosion. Kiconco’s four siblings including Mwesiga are attending to her at Mulago.
He says his sister had sold a plate of Irish potato chips to a reveler at Digida Eating point and had returned to ask for payment when she was hit during the explosion.
CUE. MWESIGA LUG.
medics say x-ray images show that Kiconco, aged 26 years, and Isabirye aged 18 years sustained serious injuries.
