More than 730 election polling constables have staged a protest in Kabale District over unpaid wages and allowances from the just-concluded elections.
The constables first gathered at Kabale Central Police Station yesterday, demanding payment for two months.
They say they have worked since deployment on the 8th of December last year.
Tensions escalated after they were instructed to hand over their uniforms, batons, and boots while awaiting payment for only one month.
Angered by the directive, the group marched to the Kabale District headquarters and stormed the office of the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), seeking intervention.
57-year-old Urban Kyomukama, a constable from Maziba Sub-county, says they were promised a monthly wage of Shs469,000 from the police and an additional Shs75,000 allowance from the Electoral Commission for election day duties.
He says frustration grew when officials informed them that only one month’s salary would be paid, adding that the Electoral Commission had yet to release the promised allowances.
At the district headquarters, Kabale Assistant RDC Martin Niwataho persuaded the officers to return to the police station as discussions to resolve the matter continued.
By URN
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