Police has denied all allegations that it patrol knocked People Power supporter Rita Nabukenya earlier today in Nakawa division.
Ms Nabukenya was knocked by speeding police patrol as she headed to Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court for the hearing of disobedience of statutory case against their patron, Robert Kyagulanyi.
According to Joel Ssenyonyi, the Spokesperson of group, Nabukenya was clad in People Power attire this morning on a boda-boda (Motorcycle) in Nakawa heading to court and thereafter she was to proceed to Pope Paul memorial hotel where Bobi wine was schedule to have his consultative meting ahead of the 2021 presidential elections.
“A police truck saw her, chased after them and run over her. We have learnt that she has since passed on. We are now at Mulago mortuary, with police tossing us around” Ssenyonyi said.
Alluding to Kampala metropolitan deputy police spokesperson Luke Owesigire, the accident happened in the presence of the alleged police patrol but failed to arrest the other cyclist whose motorcycle collided with the one carrying Rita Nabukenya.
“In the accident motorcycle reg. UEP 675Y was trying to overtake police patrol UP 4841 and collided with another motorcycle whose registration number was not captured because he fled the scene. The passage of motorcycle UEP 675Y who was identified as Rita Nabukenya a resident of Bunamwaya sustained injuries after she fell of the motorcycle.” he said.
He said Rita was rushed to Mulago and later pronounced dead. He said Traffic police at Jinja road has open up injuries into the matter and have since recorded statement of eye witness and the crew of police patrol. Her body was conveyed to city mortuary for postmortem as investigation take shape.
He vowed to retrieve footage of CCT Cameras to confirm what exactly happened.
