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The officers, who had teargas, confiscated the group s placards before protest activities began.
The group, including Ugandans living and working in Kenya, intended to march from the park to the Ugandan embassy in Riverside.
They said their main objective was to voice displeasure with Uganda s recent elections, which they alleged were neither free nor fair.
They claimed that National Unity Platform candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, was denied his victory.
Wine has also made this claim and intends to take court action. President Museveni insists, however, that there was no cheating.
A police officer talks to people who gathered at Jevanjee Gardens in Nairobi on January 22, 2021 for a peaceful demonstration in support of Ugandan politician Bobi Wine.
Kenyan police disperse attempted protest against Museveni s re-election
Friday January 22 2021
Uganda s President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. He was declared a winner in the hotly contested 2021 election, extending his rule to 4th decade. Photo | File
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The officers who had tear gas confiscated the group s placards before protest activities began.
The group including Ugandans living and working in Kenya intended to march from to the Ugandan embassy in Riverside.
They said their main objective was to voice displeasure with Uganda s recent elections, which they alleged were neither free nor fair.
They claimed that National Unity Platform candidate and leader Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, was denied his victory.
Security officials monitor events in Kampala
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A sizeable number of Kenyans are fleeing Uganda ahead of the general elections over fears of post-election violence, with Ugandans going to the polls, Thursday 14.
A report by
The Standard stated that Kenyans who operate businesses in the capital city of Kampala, were making arrangements to have family members return to Kenya.
Kenyans in Uganda have cited the increasing cases of election-related violence and the heightened tensions in the capital as some of the reasons they have decided to take shelter back in Kenya from Tuesday, January 12.
Ugandan riot police officers detain a supporter of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine
Four Kenyan human rights defenders were on Wednesday morning arrested outside Uganda house in Nairobi as they went to present a protest letter on the Uganda elections.
Those arrested included Haki Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid, Beatrice Waithera, Ojiro Odhiambo and Yassah Musa who were protesting against political injustices in Uganda.
Police used teargas to disperse the growing crowd as they tried to bundle the protesters into a police land cruiser.
Those apprehended are being held at the Central Police Station.
Police declined to reveal why they arrested the activists and what offense they had committed, if any.
The demonstrators had converged at the Ugandan embassy located in Uganda House to issue a statement in solidarity with Ugandans âagainst police excesses and securitisation of elections.â