Police and military personnel were out in force around the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday as people began to take to the streets to join anti-corruption rallies. Dozens of people have reportedly been detained as the demonstrations got underway.
Authorities banned a planned protest against corruption and human rights abuses the demonstrators say are rife in President Yoweri Museveni's government. Police said that the youth-led protests would lead to looting and vandalism.
Museveni, who has held onto power for almost four decades, had warned protesters that they were 'playing with fire' in comments over the weekend.
The government accused the NUP of mobilizing people, that mirror youth-led protests in neighboring Kenya to some extent, to take to the streets. The party denied the accusation, but Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, called for people to join the protest.
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