Uganda youth leaders call to protest high-level corruption
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00:00Ugandan youth leaders are calling for a large anti-corruption march this Tuesday in front of the Parliament in Kampala.
00:07The organisers, who are not affiliated with any political party, are accusing officials of embezzlement.
00:13The Speaker of the Parliament and several ministers have been accused by the local court of misusing public funds
00:19and are facing sanctions such as entry bans and asset freeze from London and Washington.
00:25Several public figures and influencers have launched the hashtag StopCorruption on social media,
00:30saying they've been inspired by the Kenyan protest.
00:33But the police have already banned the gathering, fearing a chaotic situation.
00:37President Yoweri Museveni has warned the protesters, claiming that foreign forces are behind this movement,
00:43without providing further details.
00:46He says he's already fighting corruption within his government.
00:49Protests in Uganda are rare as they are often stopped by the security forces
00:53who have been accused in the past of arbitrary arrests and torture by NGOs.
00:58This Monday, the headquarters of opposition leader Bobby Wynne's party was surrounded by the police and military forces,
01:05with several MPs attempting to access the building briefly detained.
01:09The police described these actions as precautionary measures,
01:13but Bobby Wynne denies being an organiser while expressing he's supporting the youth in Tuesday's rally.