Authorities in Uganda deployed the military aiming to deter protests against the government.
Uganda security forces patrol near the National Unity Platform political party offices led by Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, ahead of anti-government protests at the Makerere Kavule, in the suburb of Kampala, Uganda July 22, 2024.television after police banned the protest, citing intelligence showing criminally-minded youth may hijack it to loot and vandalise.
All roads to parliament were blocked off, with security officials permitting access only to lawmakers and other parliamentary staff.Young people in Uganda have planned a march on parliament to protest what they say are rampant corruption and human rights abuses by the government of President Yoweri Museveni.
Yesterday, police sealed off the offices of the biggest opposition party, accusing it of mobilising for the protests, and detained some party officials, including its lawmakers.Opposition leaders and rights activists who say embezzlement and misuse of government funds are widespread in Uganda have long accused Museveni of failing to prosecute corrupt senior officials who are politically loyal or related to him.
Museveni has repeatedly denied condoning corruption and says whenever there is sufficient evidence culprits are prosecuted, for example, lawmakers and even ministers. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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