Uganda Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters

Oluwatobi OdeyinkaJuly 23, 20241 Mins read115

The Police in Uganda are arresting peaceful protesters demanding good governance and an end to corruption in government.

The protesters who are marching to the country’s parliament are being locked up in vans, even with journalists present with cameras. Young Ugandans had been organising the march on social media ahead of today.

On Monday, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni threatened the protesters in a televised address, saying they would be “playing with fire” if they went ahead with the protest. However, the young citizens were not deterred by his threat as they came out on Tuesday to march to the parliament.

Videos shared by NTV Uganda showed police officers brutalising peaceful protesters before hauling them into waiting vans.

But despite the arrests and the intimidating presence of security personnel, protesters are on the streets demonstrating, singing and marching.

Museveni has been in power since 1986, making him one of the oldest serving Heads of state in the world after President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea and Paul Biya of Cameroon.

There is a growing wave of protests in Africa as young people are revolting against kleptocracy, oppression and decades of misgovernance on the continent.

Kenyans have been protesting for over a month demanding the resignation of President William Ruto; young Nigerians have also vowed to stage a protest from August 1 over economic hardship.

From Kenya to Nigeria, the political leaders use force to quell agitations rather than address protesters’ grievances.

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