(23 Jul 2024)
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Kampala, Uganda – 23 July 2024
1. Various of Parliament Road sealed off by Police
2. Various of military patrolling Kampala streets
3. Various of young Ugandans protesting
4. Various of military arresting protesters and scuffles
5. Medium of group of girls who had come to parliament to protest
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Safina Nakayiza, protester:
“The deployment has really affected the turn out of the protesters I would say because in the past these peaceful protests have turned violent because of police presence so we all expected most people not to show up because of the fear and also the intimidation that is still evident in the streets like several streets have been blocked. If they see anyone matching with a placard or a manila paper with words on them, they have been arresting several people and denying lawyers access to them.”
7. Wide of protesters seated on the road with placards
8. Various of police making arrests
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Safina Nakayiza, protester:
“We draw inspiration from other countries actually like for example Kenya has recently just held protests which are still ongoing against similar issues like ours so the people whose shoulders we were standing on right now to also try and probably put our heads out there and communicate what we need to communicate.”
10. Wide of military armored cars patrolling the streets around the Ugandan parliament
11. Various of security officers around the Ugandan Parliament
12. Various of police officers arresting protester
13. Close of a protester under a police car
14. Riot police surrounding vehicle and protesters
15. Wide of AP journalist being confronted during an interview with a protester
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Fiona, protester:
“Freedom is not an event it’s not attained in a day so we just keep pushing back and doing what we can do of course within the confines of our legal requirements.”
17. Various of police arrests
18. Wide of Ugandan Deputy Speaker driving past security on Parliament Road
STORYLINE:
Ugandan security forces on Tuesday arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliament building to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities said were illegal.
Police and the military deployed heavily in various parts of Kampala where small groups of protesters had gathered.
Police roughed up some campaigners as they were forced into trucks.
The police frequently use force to break up demonstrations by opposition leaders and others.
The protests were organized by Ugandans who hope to emulate efforts by people in neighboring Kenya, where demonstrations recently forced the president to dismiss almost his entire cabinet after widespread opposition to a proposal to impose new taxes.
Ugandans have been provoked by mounting allegations of corruption against the parliament speaker, Anita Among, who has rejected calls for her resignation after revelations online of allegedly irregular expenditure by her office and others close to her.
Among, a senior member of Uganda’s ruling party, has since been sanctioned by the U.S. and the U.K. She has denied wrongdoing, and her supporters say she’s been unfairly targeted in a country where corruption is rampant among officials. She is now the subject of an official probe into the source of her wealth as well as charges she misused parliamentary resources.
Museveni’s government has long been accused of shielding corrupt but influential officials from criminal prosecution.
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