If I Die Today I May Escape Poverty, Young Ugandans Defy Fear, Demand End To Corrupt Govt ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
If I Die Today I May Escape Poverty, Young Ugandans Defy Fear, Demand End To Corrupt Govt ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Among #Anita #Charles #Francis #Hassan #Kinuthia #Kirabo #Kirumira #Marion #Museveni #Ndung #Tebandeke #Uganda #Yoweri #Zaake https://osazuwaakonedo.news/if-i-die-today-i-may-escape-poverty-young-ugandans-defy-fear-demand-end-to-corrupt-govt/24/07/2024/ #Issues Published: July 24th, 2024 Reshared: July 24, 2024 9:24 pm Despite dozens of protesters arrested and detained by security operatives in Uganda on
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00:00Despite dozens of protesters arrested and detained by security operatives in Uganda on Tuesday,
00:04some of the Ugandans, mostly young ones, have vowed to continue the protest against corruption even though they are killed.
00:10Kinutea Ndungu, one of the major protesters who was seen on Tuesday helping many of the arrested protesters,
00:15said, if he dies, he may escape poverty.
00:18He said a lot of people are dying on daily basis hence if he's killed for standing against corruption, his death does not matter.
00:24Kinutea was seen dragging a lot people from the security operatives,
00:27trying to rescue them from arrest on Tuesday before he was finally arrested.
00:31NTV Uganda and KFM radio host Faiza Favze and three others arrested and detained over the March to Parliament protests on Tuesday
00:38were remanded to Nusra Prison until July 30, 2024.
00:42Ugandan police detained dozens of the protesters at the anti-corruption rally in Kampala on Tuesday,
00:46after the protesters defied a demonstration ban.
00:49Security were intensified around Bushega Roundabout towards Masaka Road
00:52as youths attempted the July 23 March to Parliament for anti-graft protests.
00:56Police and other security agencies were seen patrolling the streets of Soroti City
01:00in anticipation of the planned demonstrations against corruption by some members of the community.
01:04Security were also heightened around Kalawe as some youths attempted to March to Parliament to protest against corruption.
01:10Opposition leader, Bobby Wain sent heavily armed security forces were besieging his party headquarters on Monday
01:15and had arrested several leaders, on the eve of a planned anti-corruption march that has been banned by the authorities.
01:20Three Ugandan opposition politicians were detained and remanded in prison on the eve of a banned anti-corruption march.
01:25Police has said Monday.
01:27The three members of Parliament and seven other people have appeared in court today,
01:31charged with various offences and remanded to prison,
01:33Ugandan police spokesman Kitu Umarusuke told AFP that Monday, without giving further details on the charges.
01:38He identified the arrested legislators as Francis Zayef, Charles Tebandeke and Hassan Kiruhira,
01:44all members of the opposition National Unity Platform,
01:46and said they would appear in court on Thursday for their bail hearing.
01:50Ugandan security forces arrested dozens of people attempting to March to Parliament to protest high-level government corruption.
01:56Police and military heavily deployed across Kampala,
01:58where some protesters were forcibly detained and still in detention as at Wednesday.
02:02The protests, inspired by recent demonstrations in Kenya,
02:06aim to pressure Ugandan officials amid growing corruption allegations against Parliament Speaker, Anita Amoung.
02:11The campaign began after online revelations of irregular expenditures linked to her office earlier in the year,
02:16but Amoung has rejected calls for her resignation.
02:19Authorities have deemed the rallies unlawful.
02:21There were shootings in Bordo, Kiengera Town Council, Waiso District.
02:25We are operating under a military regime, unlike Kenya, where there is support from the judiciary system.
02:30Considering our circumstances without the protection and accountability of other government branches,
02:35it's unfair to claim that only a few people represented the cause, particularly when some were arrested.
02:40Despite these challenges, the protest was a success, Kirabo Marion, a lawyer, said.
02:45Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had in a statement days before the protest
02:48warned protest organisers that they are playing with fire,
02:51and he accused them of working with foreigners to foment chaos.
02:55Young protesters marched to the Parliament in Kampala
02:57demonstrating against corruption amid heavy police and military presence.
03:01A police spokesperson said there was increased deployments of security personnel
03:05following reliable intelligence about alleged plans to support public order during the protests.
03:11A lot of security forces were deployed along most routes leading to the Parliament of Uganda with limited access.
03:41Because I'm more useful to the struggle alive than dead.
03:45But also, let them know, if they arrest me and kill me,
03:495,000 people are going to be bought and resist.
04:11When the political class talk about peace,
04:14they mean peace of trade, drinking champagne, going to clubs and eating.
04:23When the poor people are dying in the slums, what do we have to lose?
04:27The only thing we have to lose is our fear.
04:30In fact, if we advance, we have more to gain than what we can lose.
04:35Because if a poor person dies today, nobody cares.
04:41I may escape poverty, I may escape brutality as well.
04:44Sasuwa Akonnedo, Gwengen, Youth, the News in a more digital way.