Two people have been arrested in relation to demonstrations held on Monday by residents of Namugoona. The residents planted car tyres in the middle of the road, demanding the government to bring them relief food.

The two people arrested are; Eria Eria and Farouk Mukwaya, all residents of Namugoona, Rubaga Division, Kampala. The two were according to the Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson SP Patrick Onyango part of the group that blocked the road.

Onyango says the group was mobilized by a politician who is eyeing a seat in parliament.

He added that they have been informed that the group was mobilised by a politician who is intending to contest for Parliamentary elections for Rubaga North.

In a statement, Onyango encouraged people to stay calm.

The distribution of food is still ongoing, however, critics have pointed that the process is slow. The process has been affected by some irregularities such as the supply of poor quality food items. The first supplier, Aponye, was terminated from supplying food after it emerged that he was supplying poor quality food that was not meeting set standards