Anti-corruption demonstrations break out in Uganda’s capital as people note Kenya’s protest success

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces have arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliamentary building in protest over official corruption. Police roughed up some protesters as they forced them into trucks. Authorities called the protests illegal. The protests are organized by Ugandans who hope to emulate efforts in neighboring Kenya. Demonstrations there recently forced the president to dismiss almost his entire cabinet after widespread opposition to a proposal to impose new taxes. Uganda’s authoritarian president has warned local protest organizers in a televised address that they are “playing with fire.”