Tag Archives: Protests

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Magistrates court in Kalisizo town council, Kyotera district has released 29 of the 52 people who were arrested in connection with the free-Kyagulanyi protests last week. The protests followed the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP has instructed its lawyers to offer free legal services to all people who were arrested in last week’s protests. The protests broke out following the arrest and detention of Robert Kyagulanyi, the National Unity Platform presidential candidate. The DP spokesperson Opio Okoler …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has accused police and other security agencies for the continued arrests of their supporters in the country on accusation of being involved in protests last week. Since last week’s protests around some towns, security personnel have been carrying out operations and …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uncoordinated operations between the police resulted in the death of 49 people during last week’s city protests, various sources have told URN. A police source says that the National Command Centre sat on Tuesday and resolved that there was a need to put a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Victims who sustained injuries during the city protests in Kampala are seeking compensation from the government. On Wednesday, riots broke out in Kampala and other parts of the country following the arrest of National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Police and the army …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders have asked security personnel to stop firing teargas and live bullets in arcades during protests. They note that whenever there is a protest in the town, arcade traders suffer at the hands of security agencies that not only beat them but go ahead and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Closed Circuit Television –CCTV security cameras have helped joint security forces to arrest 40 people suspected to have attacked police officers during city protests against the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. Kyagulanyi was arrested in Luuka district on Wednesday morning …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Watch has called for investigations into the shooting and killing of Ugandans following the protests arising from the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. The organization which defends the rights of people worldwide through spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll from protests over the arrest of Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has risen to 49. According to records at Mulago Hospital, 37 bodies were brought to the mortuary from different hospitals, while 12 are patients who died at Mulago Referral Hospital on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Iguru has condemned in the strongest terms the ongoing violence and killings of innocent Ugandans following the arrest and detention of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi wine, the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate. Kyagulanyi was arrested …