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Gov’t To Jail, Fine Politicians Shs11M For Wrongly Placed Campaign Posters
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The government,
through the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the Minister of State for Kampala Capital
City and Metropolitan Affairs Benny Namugwanya, have issued stringent regulations governing the placing of campaign
posters in several spots in Kampala ahead of the 2021 elections.
According to
a statement issued by Minister Namugwanya on Friday, all culprits arrested for
violating the regulations put in place will suffer a penalty of either being
arrested, jailed and or being fined Shs11 million or both.
Campaign posters have led to a lot of littering and blocking drainage channels
Minister
Namugwanya notes in her statement that they have noted with concern the
continued haphazard placement and display of advertiseme...