Police have arrested three semi-naked protesters in the city as they marched against corruption.
The women, who belong to a civil society organisation known as the “Uganda Freedom Activists” linked to the youth-led anti-government demonstrations earlier this year, were detained as they walked towards parliament.
“Save the women, save the children, save the future, and end corruption,” shouted the women who had “no corruption” painted on their bodies, according to witnesses and images online.
“Uganda is not poor; they are stealing our wealth,” read one placard.
Another woman had “Kiteezi was preventable” written across her back, a reference to a huge rubbish tip landslide last month that killed close to 60 people. So far, 35 bodies have been recovered, with several others unaccounted for.
“There were three young ladies protesting against corruption, and they were arrested and now detained at Kampala Central Police station,” their lawyer, Eron Kiiza, said. \
Kiiza said among those detained was law student Praise Aloikin Opoloje, who had been among those heading Gen-Z-led protests in Uganda in July that were inspired by widespread anti-government demonstrations in neighbouring Kenya.
One of the women arrested had “Anita resign” written down her legs, a long-running call for Speaker Anita Among to call time on her career as Speaker of Parliament over reported corruption.
