Uganda Police says a total of 104 youths have been arrested in relation to the March to Parliament demonstrations since they broke out on Tuesday morning.
The youths were marching in protest of the reported rampant corruption in the House. Since the protests started, police have been under fire over the force they used to quell the demonstrations. However, through a post on the X account, the law enforcers maintained that they had acted within their means.
Police records:
According to a tweet from Police PRO Kituuma Rusoke, the details of the arrests are as follows:-
July 22, 2024: Nine people were arrested for common nuisance and traffic violations and were taken to court.
23 July, 2024: Police detained 75 individuals, with 74 appearing in court and one still in custody.
July 24, 2024: Three more people were arrested on common nuisance charges and were taken to court.
July 25, 2024: Sixteen people were arrested; 13 were brought to court, while three remain in police custody.
Afande Rusoke says that out of the 104 arrested, 100 are already facing legal proceedings. He also cited 13 individuals among those arrested who had previous criminal records.
At the beginning of the year, a number of digital activists with Agora and Public Square unearthed a pattern of irregular expenses by Parliament. This included the Shs 1.7 billion service awards to four backbench Parliamentary Commissioners. Another irregularity was the unexplained Corporate Social Responsibility Budget for the office of the Speaker. This set the tone for a year where Speaker Anita Among’s house was dogged with corruption scandals.
Currently, five MPs are on remand in Luzira Prison over corruption-related charges. These include Cissy Namujju, Yusuf Mutembuli and Paul Akamba. Others are Michael Mawanda and Ignatius Wamakuyu Mudimi. Namujju is the Lwengo District Woman MP whereas Mutembuli represents Bunyole East. Mawanda legislates for Igara East, Akamba for Busiki County and Mudimi, Elgon County.
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