Uganda police detain protesters as anti-graft rallies begin

Members of the Uganda Police sit in the back of a Police truck patrolling ahead of a planned anti-corruption demonstration in Kampala on July 23, 2024.[Photo, AFP]

Ugandan police detained several demonstrators in the capital Kampala on Tuesday, according to an AFP journalist, as scattered anti-corruption rallies began despite being banned by authorities.

President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African country with an iron fist for almost four decades, had warned the demonstrators at the weekend they were "playing with fire".