Mbarara-Boda Boda riders in Mbarara district have stormed Mbarara city council offices today morning 12/12/2022 demanding the arrest of Ronald Kiggundu, the chairperson of the independent Bodaboda riders electoral commission.
According to the former chairperson of the group Sadious Owokunda, Kiggundu over the weekend appeared on one of the radio station in town asking boda boda cyclists to converge at Kakyeka Stadium to choose their leaders.
The riders want the city authorities to summon Kigudu and officially communicate their decision before the entire Boda Boda fraternity.
Boda boda riders say that Kiggundu has insisted on holding the election that was scheduled to take place on 13th Dec 2022 thus defying the directives of the city leadership.
Addressing the boda boda riders earlier today, IP Swizin Tibesigwa the Officer in charge Operations Mbarara City guided them not to cause commotion in the city.
The Deputy Resident City Commissioner Mbarara North division Robert Kanusu has suspended the election until further notice.
By press time Police was deployed heavily to create sanity at the council offices.