2016-08-05 On August 5, Head of the UNM Local Office Kakha Askurava organized a rally on gas supply issues with participation of local population of the village Nigoiti-Kviani at the border of Shukhuti-Nigoeti village. At the beginning of the rally, former Gamgebeli and an activist of the United National Movement announced that previous government had been planning to connect the village to the gas network by 2015. He also stated that the government is now making false promises to take care of the gas supply problems in the village in 2017. Several other activists of the United National Movement, press and head of Rustavi 2 regional office in Guria, Vladimer Menabde were present at the rally. In a few minutes Village Trustee Vasil Baramadze and Majoritarian Member of Sakrebulo Temur Aleksaia arrived at the scene. Village heads were trying to convince the local population that it was impossible to solve the problems by staging a rally, saying that works to connect the village to gas network had already begun. A verbal confrontation between organizers of the rally and Mr. Aleksaia ensued but no other incidents were observed.