Ugandan anti-corruption protesters vow to defy police ban

Kampala: Ugandan protesters told AFP they would press ahead with an anti corruption march in the capital Kampala planned for Tuesday despite police ba...

Kampala: Ugandan protesters told AFP they would press ahead with an anti-corruption march in the capital Kampala planned for Tuesday despite police banning the demonstration, citing the risk of "chaos".

The East African country has been ruled with an iron fist by President Yoweri Museveni since 1986.

Earlier Saturday, Ugandan police had informed organisers it would not permit the protest as authorities had intelligence that "some elements were trying to take advantage of the demonstration to cause chaos in the country".

"Demonstrations can only be allowed under our mandate as long as they are not causing public disorder and disrupting lives of lawful citizens," Ugandan police operations director Frank Mwesigwa told AFP.

The organisers vowed to press on with the demonstration regardless.