By Editorial,
Several youthful anti-corruption protesters were today arrested from various parts of Kampala during the anti-corruption march to Parliament.
While the police had warned against the march, mainly calling for the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among, some brave youth came out to face the military and the police.
Some of the protestors emerged from Arua Park in the Central Business District of Kampala to face heavily armed police and the military police.
The UPDF also deployed armored vehicles that were seen patrolling the streets in what appeared like a carefully arranged formation.
Despite such deployment, the protestors some carrying the Uganda flag kept on emerging in smaller groups.
Meanwhile, a section of members of Uganda Law Society, an umbrella body that brings together all the lawyers in the country, has been blocked from accessing the Central Police Station in Kampala.
The blocking of the lawyers comes shortly after several citizens mobilized each other on various platforms so as to participate in anti-corruption protests.
Three NUP MPs and six other KCCA politicians have since spent a night in jail over charges that arise from the events that preceded the protest, Phillip Munaabi the Uganda Law Society Board Member said. Munabi speaking…
Clad in suits and ties, the legal fraternity has vowed to remain even though they are being tossed around. END