Police have arrested some Members of Parliament from the National Unity Platform (NUP) after they attempted to access the party headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, Kampala. Earlier, Police and military were seen heavily deployed at NUP’s party headquarters as the party was planning to have a press conference.

Mawogola County MP Gorreth Namugga was seen protesting the presente of security at NUP headquarters whereby security personnel were captured trying to snatch her phone accusing her of taking pictures around the area.

Among MPs who have been arrested while attempting to access the party headquarters are Hassan Kirumira (Katikamu South) Francis Tebandeke (Bbaale County) and Francis Zaake (Mityana Municipality) among others.

While addressing the media today at Police headquarters Naguru-Kampala, Police Spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma noted that security deployment at NUP headquarters came up after security noticing a large crowd of people coming at their headquarters which could disrupt peace.