78 Charged Over LC1 Election Violence, Says KMP's Kawala

What the report says

Police in the Kampala Metropolitan Area have charged 78 people in court over offences linked to the recently concluded LC1 village elections, according to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel Kawala, as reported by Nile Post. Kawala said officers arrested 150 suspects in connection with election-related incidents during the polls held on July 29 and August 1, and that others were cautioned, released on bond, or remain under investigation.

The cases include a range of alleged offences such as assault, interference with the electoral process, attempted murder, forgery, incitement to violence and malicious damage to property. One of the more serious matters involves an attempted murder allegation in Mpigi District, where two suspects are said to have stabbed a voter at a polling line. Police are also investigating claims that goats were poisoned in a separate dispute that investigators suspect may have been tied to support for an LC1 candidate.

Kawala said the LC1 elections were generally peaceful but included isolated disorder, including a foiled protest in Masajja, Wakiso District. She warned that police and other security agencies will maintain deployments and respond firmly to any violence or disruption during the upcoming LC2 parish elections. In general terms, such warnings are common during electoral periods when authorities seek to prevent clashes, property damage and intimidation around polling and dispute resolution.