Police in Kampala stop and detain anti-corruption demonstrators after earlier round-up of opposition MPs
Police stopped and detained people from among small groups of protesters that were marching and shouting anti-corruption slogans in different parts of the city.
Corruption is a big issue in Uganda, and public officials are implicated in many scandals. The country is ranked 142 out of 180 countries in Transparency International’sThe call to action over corruption in Uganda has mainly been organised online, inspired by the huge anti-government uprising that has shaken Kenya’s presidency and captured global attention.
The protests have given Ruto his biggest challenge since he became president of Kenya, one of Africa’s biggest economies and most stable countries.apart from the foreign minister. On Friday, he nominated 11 people to his cabinet, including six whom he had dismissed.
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