Ugandan court jails three for naked anti-graft protest
Three young activists in the dock at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's where they were charged with being common nuisance and remanded to Luzira Prison after staging a half naked protest near Uganda Parliament on September 2, 2024. Juliet Kigongo | Monitor, NMG
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kampala has remanded three anti-corruption activists to Luzira prison following their arrest for staging a nude protest at Parliament. The protestors, Norah Kobusingye, Praise Aloikin Opoloje, and Kemitoma Kyenzibo, were demonstrating against Speaker Anita Among, demanding her resignation.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayiizi, the trio was charged with being a common nuisance, as per Section 148(1) of the Penal Code Act. They denied the charges but were remanded after failing to provide substantial sureties for bail.
