Kenyan Business Feed
No Result
View All Result
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Subscribe
  • Home
  • News
    Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged in predecessor Thomas Sankara’s murder

    Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged in predecessor Thomas Sankara’s murder

    OPINION: Need for cohesion between motorists and motorbike users for durable and safety mobility

    OPINION: Need for cohesion between motorists and motorbike users for durable and safety mobility

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    KenGen Plans Direct Selling Of Electricity

    Interview: Rebecca Miano talks about success at KenGen’s and future

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

  • Markets
    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Eat’N’Go joins Kenyan Market after acquiring Dominos Pizza

    Eat’N’Go joins Kenyan Market after acquiring Dominos Pizza

    Network International appoints Hany Fekry as Regional President

    Network International appoints Hany Fekry as Regional President

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

    The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

  • Real Estate
    Nairobi Ranked the Best City in Africa

    Nairobi Ranked the Best City in Africa

    Investors still Consider Land A Good Investment Asset in the Long Term

    Investors still Consider Land A Good Investment Asset in the Long Term

    Residential rents declined by 19% says new report

    Residential rents declined by 19% says new report

    This is how to get awarded Sh50,000 by Cytonn Real Estate

    The Kenyan retail sector performance softened in 2019 with rental yields declining 1.6%

    Cytonn’s Affordable Housing Investment Plan (CAHIP)

    17% of Kenyan Billionaires looking to buy a house in 2021

    17% of Kenyan Billionaires looking to buy a house in 2021

    Kenyan Firm awarded Most Innovative Community Developer 

    #OmokaNaAlma: This is how you get awarded Sh50,000 by Cytonn Real Estate

    Developing Countries Set To Lose Sh22 Trillion Due to COVID-19

    Commercial office rents fall 13pc in quarter 3 & 4 of 2020

    New Construction Technology to help NHC deliver affordable homes

    New Construction Technology to help NHC deliver affordable homes

  • Tech
    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin is the Fastest Asset to Reach a $1 Trillion Market Cap

    Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin is the Fastest Asset to Reach a $1 Trillion Market Cap

    You Can Now Buy Airtime Using Fuliza From Safaricom

    You Can Now Buy Airtime Using Fuliza From Safaricom

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    Safaricom Appoints Sitoyo Lopokoiyit As Head of New Mpesa Africa Joint Venture

    Sitoyo Lopokoiyit takes over as M-pesa Africa Managing Director

    60 graduate from Multichoice Talent Factory academy

    60 graduate from Multichoice Talent Factory academy

    Digital Partnership: Mastercard,Uber to boost payment digitization, advance financial inclusion across MEA region

    Digital Partnership: Mastercard,Uber to boost payment digitization, advance financial inclusion across MEA region

    Kenyans abandon 500million in their mobile accounts for fear of being known

    Kenyans send 11.4 billion daily over mobile phone

    Drake and Sauti Sol are the most streamed artists in Kenya

    Drake and Sauti Sol are the most streamed artists in Kenya

  • World Business
    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    Facebook Fined Ksh67 Million In Cambridge Analytica scandal

    Sensitive data of 533 million Facebook users have been leaked online

    Realme C11 a ‘hot cake’ as it makes top sales in Kenya

    Realme C11 a ‘hot cake’ as it makes top sales in Kenya

    How a religious festival turned into a massacre

    How a religious festival turned into a massacre

    Fire destroys servers at Europe’s largest cloud services firm

    Fire destroys servers at Europe’s largest cloud services firm

    1ST Commonwealth women’s Entrepreneurship Summit launched

    1ST Commonwealth women’s Entrepreneurship Summit launched

    OPPO Announces Global Partnership with Volkswagen

    OPPO Announces Global Partnership with Volkswagen

  • KBF
    • All
    • Agribusiness
    • Banking
    • Insurance
    • Manufacturing
    • Opinion
    Capital Markets weekly review

    Beauty e-commerce firm to list on the NSE

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Tea Farmers to Receive Sh28B Bonus Payment

    Kirinyaga: Kimunye tea factory farmers elect new directors

    JSC kick-starts journey for the next Chief Justice

    JSC kick-starts journey for the next Chief Justice

    • Agribusiness
    • Banking
      SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

      SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

      Equity beat KCB as Kenyas’ most profitable lender

      Equity beat KCB as Kenyas’ most profitable lender

      Government looking to re introduce loan relief measures

      Government looking to re introduce loan relief measures

      Family Bank defy pandemic to grow profits to Ksh1.4 B

      Family Bank defy pandemic to grow profits to Ksh1.4 B

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      KCB Receives Global Finance Award for The Best Bank in Kenya

      KCB Receives Global Finance Award for The Best Bank in Kenya

      Family Bank officially joins the United Nations Global Compact Network

      Family Bank officially joins the United Nations Global Compact Network

      Equity take Ksh 11 Billion loan for expansion across Africa

      Equity take Ksh 11 Billion loan for expansion across Africa

      Co-op Bank profits drop 23Pc to Ksh11b

      Co-op Bank profits drop 23Pc to Ksh11b

    • Insurance
      AAR Insurance Net profits down 55 percent

      AAR Insurance Net profits down 55 percent

      The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

      The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      Faulu eyeing lucrative agribusiness ecosystem in Limuru

      Faulu eyeing lucrative agribusiness ecosystem in Limuru

      Trouble at Britam as top executives face sack one month after new CEO takes office

      Trouble at Britam as top executives face sack one month after new CEO takes office

      AAR Insurance embrace paperless model with new mobile app

      AAR Insurance embrace paperless model with new mobile app

      Minet feted Insurance Broker of the Year

      Minet feted Insurance Broker of the Year

      Faulu Bank to lend Ksh 3 billion to SMEs to boost growth

      Faulu Bank to lend Ksh 3 billion to SMEs to boost growth

      Pension Schemes Maintain Positive Performance in Q4 of 2020

      Pension Schemes Maintain Positive Performance in Q4 of 2020

    • Manufacturing
    • Opinion
      OPINION: Energy Efficiency Will Decide Whether We Meet Our Global Climate Targets!

      OPINION: Energy Efficiency Will Decide Whether We Meet Our Global Climate Targets!

      Opinion: Now is The Time to Redeem the Nursing Profession

      Opinion: Now is The Time to Redeem the Nursing Profession

      IoT predictions for 2021: Smarter tech will make better business

      IoT predictions for 2021: Smarter tech will make better business

      KRA Goes After Rich Individuals, Firms Over Sh250 Billion

      Digital Services Tax a desperate move caused by bad governance

      OPINION: Managing the end-of-life of products to accelerate a circular economy in Kenya

      OPINION: Managing the end-of-life of products to accelerate a circular economy in Kenya

      Why Digital Services Tax is a retrogressive policy

      Why Digital Services Tax is a retrogressive policy

      How Citizen TV Became The Most Watched in Kenya

      How Citizen TV Became The Most Watched in Kenya

      This is the new Safaricom logo

      Fail or win? Mixed Reactions over Safaricom’s new logo

      After fuliza, Safaricom introduces another way to borrow money

      OPINION: Why Safaricom’s Fuliza is a rip off!

Kenyan Business Feed
  • Home
  • News
    Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged in predecessor Thomas Sankara’s murder

    Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged in predecessor Thomas Sankara’s murder

    OPINION: Need for cohesion between motorists and motorbike users for durable and safety mobility

    OPINION: Need for cohesion between motorists and motorbike users for durable and safety mobility

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    KenGen Plans Direct Selling Of Electricity

    Interview: Rebecca Miano talks about success at KenGen’s and future

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

  • Markets
    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Eat’N’Go joins Kenyan Market after acquiring Dominos Pizza

    Eat’N’Go joins Kenyan Market after acquiring Dominos Pizza

    Network International appoints Hany Fekry as Regional President

    Network International appoints Hany Fekry as Regional President

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

    The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

  • Real Estate
    Nairobi Ranked the Best City in Africa

    Nairobi Ranked the Best City in Africa

    Investors still Consider Land A Good Investment Asset in the Long Term

    Investors still Consider Land A Good Investment Asset in the Long Term

    Residential rents declined by 19% says new report

    Residential rents declined by 19% says new report

    This is how to get awarded Sh50,000 by Cytonn Real Estate

    The Kenyan retail sector performance softened in 2019 with rental yields declining 1.6%

    Cytonn’s Affordable Housing Investment Plan (CAHIP)

    17% of Kenyan Billionaires looking to buy a house in 2021

    17% of Kenyan Billionaires looking to buy a house in 2021

    Kenyan Firm awarded Most Innovative Community Developer 

    #OmokaNaAlma: This is how you get awarded Sh50,000 by Cytonn Real Estate

    Developing Countries Set To Lose Sh22 Trillion Due to COVID-19

    Commercial office rents fall 13pc in quarter 3 & 4 of 2020

    New Construction Technology to help NHC deliver affordable homes

    New Construction Technology to help NHC deliver affordable homes

  • Tech
    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin is the Fastest Asset to Reach a $1 Trillion Market Cap

    Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin is the Fastest Asset to Reach a $1 Trillion Market Cap

    You Can Now Buy Airtime Using Fuliza From Safaricom

    You Can Now Buy Airtime Using Fuliza From Safaricom

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    Nokia to launch 6 cheaper and durable smartphones today

    Safaricom Appoints Sitoyo Lopokoiyit As Head of New Mpesa Africa Joint Venture

    Sitoyo Lopokoiyit takes over as M-pesa Africa Managing Director

    60 graduate from Multichoice Talent Factory academy

    60 graduate from Multichoice Talent Factory academy

    Digital Partnership: Mastercard,Uber to boost payment digitization, advance financial inclusion across MEA region

    Digital Partnership: Mastercard,Uber to boost payment digitization, advance financial inclusion across MEA region

    Kenyans abandon 500million in their mobile accounts for fear of being known

    Kenyans send 11.4 billion daily over mobile phone

    Drake and Sauti Sol are the most streamed artists in Kenya

    Drake and Sauti Sol are the most streamed artists in Kenya

  • World Business
    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    IMF maintains Kenyas debt is still sustainable, Says loan is for the good of Kenyans

    Facebook Fined Ksh67 Million In Cambridge Analytica scandal

    Sensitive data of 533 million Facebook users have been leaked online

    Realme C11 a ‘hot cake’ as it makes top sales in Kenya

    Realme C11 a ‘hot cake’ as it makes top sales in Kenya

    How a religious festival turned into a massacre

    How a religious festival turned into a massacre

    Fire destroys servers at Europe’s largest cloud services firm

    Fire destroys servers at Europe’s largest cloud services firm

    1ST Commonwealth women’s Entrepreneurship Summit launched

    1ST Commonwealth women’s Entrepreneurship Summit launched

    OPPO Announces Global Partnership with Volkswagen

    OPPO Announces Global Partnership with Volkswagen

  • KBF
    • All
    • Agribusiness
    • Banking
    • Insurance
    • Manufacturing
    • Opinion
    Capital Markets weekly review

    Beauty e-commerce firm to list on the NSE

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    OPPO Reno5 named official smartphone partner of PUBG MOBILE Esports

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    AKADEMIYA2063, African Economic Research Consortium sign MOU to Support Evidence-based Policymaking

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Defiant Digital Taxi App Operators Given 30 Days Notice to Comply

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Businessman Makes Ksh 2 trillion, Then Lost It All in Just 2 Days

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Maize Flour Prices to Rise Millers Association Warns

    Tea Farmers to Receive Sh28B Bonus Payment

    Kirinyaga: Kimunye tea factory farmers elect new directors

    JSC kick-starts journey for the next Chief Justice

    JSC kick-starts journey for the next Chief Justice

    • Agribusiness
    • Banking
      SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

      SoftBank Under Investigation Over Risky ‘Nasdaq Whale’ Investments

      Equity beat KCB as Kenyas’ most profitable lender

      Equity beat KCB as Kenyas’ most profitable lender

      Government looking to re introduce loan relief measures

      Government looking to re introduce loan relief measures

      Family Bank defy pandemic to grow profits to Ksh1.4 B

      Family Bank defy pandemic to grow profits to Ksh1.4 B

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      KCB Receives Global Finance Award for The Best Bank in Kenya

      KCB Receives Global Finance Award for The Best Bank in Kenya

      Family Bank officially joins the United Nations Global Compact Network

      Family Bank officially joins the United Nations Global Compact Network

      Equity take Ksh 11 Billion loan for expansion across Africa

      Equity take Ksh 11 Billion loan for expansion across Africa

      Co-op Bank profits drop 23Pc to Ksh11b

      Co-op Bank profits drop 23Pc to Ksh11b

    • Insurance
      AAR Insurance Net profits down 55 percent

      AAR Insurance Net profits down 55 percent

      The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

      The Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya (AIBK) appoints Anthony Mwangi as board chairman

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      Stima Sacco announce a Ksh.1.02 billion profit

      Faulu eyeing lucrative agribusiness ecosystem in Limuru

      Faulu eyeing lucrative agribusiness ecosystem in Limuru

      Trouble at Britam as top executives face sack one month after new CEO takes office

      Trouble at Britam as top executives face sack one month after new CEO takes office

      AAR Insurance embrace paperless model with new mobile app

      AAR Insurance embrace paperless model with new mobile app

      Minet feted Insurance Broker of the Year

      Minet feted Insurance Broker of the Year

      Faulu Bank to lend Ksh 3 billion to SMEs to boost growth

      Faulu Bank to lend Ksh 3 billion to SMEs to boost growth

      Pension Schemes Maintain Positive Performance in Q4 of 2020

      Pension Schemes Maintain Positive Performance in Q4 of 2020

    • Manufacturing
    • Opinion
      OPINION: Energy Efficiency Will Decide Whether We Meet Our Global Climate Targets!

      OPINION: Energy Efficiency Will Decide Whether We Meet Our Global Climate Targets!

      Opinion: Now is The Time to Redeem the Nursing Profession

      Opinion: Now is The Time to Redeem the Nursing Profession

      IoT predictions for 2021: Smarter tech will make better business

      IoT predictions for 2021: Smarter tech will make better business

      KRA Goes After Rich Individuals, Firms Over Sh250 Billion

      Digital Services Tax a desperate move caused by bad governance

      OPINION: Managing the end-of-life of products to accelerate a circular economy in Kenya

      OPINION: Managing the end-of-life of products to accelerate a circular economy in Kenya

      Why Digital Services Tax is a retrogressive policy

      Why Digital Services Tax is a retrogressive policy

      How Citizen TV Became The Most Watched in Kenya

      How Citizen TV Became The Most Watched in Kenya

      This is the new Safaricom logo

      Fail or win? Mixed Reactions over Safaricom’s new logo

      After fuliza, Safaricom introduces another way to borrow money

      OPINION: Why Safaricom’s Fuliza is a rip off!

No Result
View All Result
Kenyan Business Feed
No Result
View All Result
Home African

Security Forces Attack Students, Journalists

by Neymar
November 4, 2019
in African, Featured, KBF, News
0
195
SHARES
2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare On Whatsapp
Loading...

Investigate University Raids, Beatings; Hold Those Responsible to Account

The Ugandan police and military have cracked down on student protests over fee increases at Makerere University in Kampala on multiple occasions since October 22, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. The security forces have fired teargas into student residences, raided dormitories, and beaten and arrested students, detaining dozens for days without charge.

The police have also arrested journalists and prevented them from entering the university to cover the protests. The authorities have accused opposition politicians of paying students to protest and the media of reporting false news about security forces attacking students. The Ugandan government should urgently carry out fair and transparent investigations and hold accountable security forces who have used excessive force against protesters and otherwise abused their authority.

“Uganda’s armed forces are apparently using disproportionate violence against student protests and journalists trying to cover them,” said Oryem Nyeko, Uganda researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The government should immediately end abusive crackdowns and hold those responsible for any abuses to account in a fair and transparent manner.”

Human Rights Watch interviewed multiple witnesses to the attacks.

The crackdowns started on October 22, when 12 female students staged a protest on campus over a fee increase. Police arrested them but released them later that day.

Siperia Saasiraabo, a student leader who was among the 12, gave a TV interview in which she said she had received threatening text messages telling her not to protest. The next day, Saasiraabo was reported missing and found unconscious, without her mobile phone, in a neighborhood near the university. Police denied that she was abducted, and university authorities have since suspended Saasiraabo and eight other students for participating in the protest.

On October 23, students continued to protest, and police arrested 20 of them. On October 24, as protests continued, soldiers surrounded two residence halls and fired teargas into the students’ rooms. Media also reported that soldiers forced students to roll on the ground outside a hall half-dressed.

One student told Human Rights Watch that, after soldiers fired teargas into his room, he jumped out of the window to escape the smoke and was arrested by soldiers waiting outside. He said soldiers took him to a military vehicle, where they beat and taunted him.

“They would ask questions and tell us to sing the national anthem and beat us whether we responded or not,” the student said. “They would say things like, ‘You say this. Why were you guys throwing stones at us?’ Some were saying, ‘You guys think you can overthrow this government?’” Police then drove him and five others to the police station in Wandegeya, a kilometer from the university, where several other students were also detained.

Later that evening, students said, soldiers stormed Lumumba Hall, a student dormitory, and attacked the residents. Witnesses said that the soldiers indiscriminately beat students, including those with disabilities, and destroyed their property. Several students were admitted to the Makerere University Hospital with injuries. Human Rights Watch visited Lumumba Hall on October 26 and saw broken doors, mirrors, and television sets.

Loading...

On October 25, the Chief Magistrate’s court ordered police to unconditionally release 46 students arrested over the course of the week. Eron Kiiza, a lawyer representing the students, said that police released the students, but the following week detained at least 22 more, who remain in detention.

On the morning of October 25, security forces blocked from the university journalists trying to attend a news conference by students with disabilities who had been attacked the previous day and ordered journalists already there to leave. Outside the room, police then attacked a journalist, Davidson Ndyabahika, as he took photos of a policeman striking a blind student, damaging Ndyabahika’s equipment, Ndyabahika and other witnesses said.

“I started taking photos of the incident as other journalists were recording clips of what was happening,” he said. “This [officer-in-charge], with three stars, [was] coming for me and held my left arm and twisted it. I think his intention was to arrest me.” The police did not arrest Ndyabahika after a group of other journalists intervened.

University authorities have continued to block journalists from entering the campus, and on October 29, police arrested at least three journalists, but released them later that day.

In a statement, police denied beating students who were at the news conference and said that “none of the disabled students was arrested or manhandled.”

On November 1, the military spokesman, Richard Karemire, announced that Capt. Ronald Lubeera, who he said led troops at the university, had been arrested and detained at the military barracks in Makindye in Kampala and that a board of inquiry had been set up to “establish details of what happened and findings will guide the next course of action.” The government has promised to investigate allegations of abuse by the military in the past, but these investigations have not released their findings.

Human Rights Watch has previously documented that Ugandan forces beat and arrested journalists covering protests. In April, the Uganda Communications Commission ordered 13 media organizations to suspend their staff after they reported on the arrest of opposition politicians. In October, it directed five of the media outlets to explain why their licenses should not be suspended, cautioned several others, and suspended a radio show.

Media reports have alleged that Ugandan security forces used excessive force to break up student protests in the past, including in Kyambogo University in March, where soldiers and police fired teargas and live bullets at students protesting a fee payment policy.

Ugandan and international law protects basic freedoms of speech and assembly and the right to protest peacefully. Security forces may only use force where necessary and proportionate, but they again appear to have far exceeded these limits.

“The government should allow students to protest peacefully and should not use excessive force to infringe on their right to protest,” Nyeko said. “The authorities should allow the media to cover these events, conduct credible and transparent investigations of the alleged abuses by security forces, and publicize the findings.”


Kenyan Business Feed is the top Kenyan Business Blog. We share news from Kenya and across the region. To contact us with any alert, please email us to [email protected]

Comments

comments

Loading...
Tags: Human Rights WatchUganda Police
Loading...

Popular Articles

  • Journalists Mourn Their Departed Colleague Chemjor

    237 shares
    Share 125 Tweet 47
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
How the sinking Tuskys Titanic hit an iceberg

How the sinking Tuskys Titanic hit an iceberg

July 3, 2020

Fuel Prices: Consumer lobby group criticises oil marketers for being greedy

May 12, 2020
The death of Tuskys Supermarket in pictures

The death of Tuskys Supermarket in pictures

July 19, 2020
Kenyans paying billions for insurances covers that don’t exist

Kenyans paying billions for insurances covers that don’t exist

November 19, 2019
Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged in predecessor Thomas Sankara’s murder

Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged in predecessor Thomas Sankara’s murder

April 13, 2021
OPINION: Need for cohesion between motorists and motorbike users for durable and safety mobility

OPINION: Need for cohesion between motorists and motorbike users for durable and safety mobility

April 13, 2021
Capital Markets weekly review

Beauty e-commerce firm to list on the NSE

April 13, 2021
Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

Government Suspends Issuance of Development permits

April 13, 2021


© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Markets
  • Real Estate
  • Tech
  • World Business
  • KBF
    • Agribusiness
    • Banking
    • Insurance
    • Manufacturing
    • Opinion