Stella Nyanzi arrested at Busia border
Saturday September 19, 2020
Dr Stella Nyanzi
Activist and aspiring Woman Mp for Kampala, Dr Stella Nyanzi has, on Saturday, been arrested by the police at the Busia Border.According to reports, Nyanzi has crossed the border to Kenya through a porous border point. Security officers stated tracking her movement thereafter.She is said to have returned to Uganda at around 9 pm on Saturday in a Toyota Ipsum. She was intercepted at a Petrol station by a combined security team including the army, CMI, Police and other security agencies intercepted her.“A car full of big men with stomachs in layer, thin black armed LDUs carrying AK47s and four military policemen wearing camouflage have now surrounded my car,” a Facebook post on Stella Nyanzi’s official page states.Security agencies have not yet disclosed the reason as to why Nyanzi has been arrested.Uganda’s borders have been closed since March after a Presidential directive. The closure is a measure to curb the COVID-19 pandemic which, at the time, was spreading fast in neighbouring countries while others ignored the threat.Security personnel were posted on all borders of the country after directive that took effect on 23rd March 2020.However, porous points in Uganda’s borders have been difficult to manage and people have continued to cross through them even after the Presidential directive.Stella Nyanzi has been taken to the customs police at the Busia border.<br><br clear="all">
