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Eight medical interns and health workers arrested during protest over intern pay on Parliamentary Avenue, Kampala

Protest & Civil Unrest Single source Kampala 12 Aug 2026 Severity: 2/5

According to The Independent, eight medical interns and health workers were arrested on Parliamentary Avenue in Kampala while wearing white coats and carrying placards against the government's failure to pay medical interns. They were charged with being a nuisance on a public road under the Roads Act; the prosecution alleges they obstructed traffic, and they denied the charges.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

Numbers

8 arrested or detained

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