The candidates in Jinja Municipality MP by election campaigns have warned the government against militarization of campaigns.

Paul Mwiru, the FDC candidate in the race says that the government has militarized campaigns and added that winning polls inUgandaon an opposition ticket is harder than passing through the hole of a needle.

Mwiru claims that the politics in Jinja is over militarized. He says that the government paramilitary groups of Kalangala Action Plan and Kibooko squad are deployed to beat opposition supporters.

He claims that the paramilitary groups are under a watchful eye of the police. Mwiru was addressing a rally at Jinja central market today.

Mwiru warned that the elections in Jinja are destined to be chaotic if the exercise remains militarized. The seat went vacant after the court nullified the election victory of NRM candidate in the race, Nathan Igime Nabeta.