Striking Intern Doctors arrested on their way to petition parliament

Police in Kampala have intercepted over 27 intern doctors who were marching to parliament to hand over their petitions to speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanya.

Their arrest follows the directive by the minister of health to give them a deadline to leave the government hospitals since they have refused to end the strike aimed at demanding their money promised to them by the government.

Their procession started at Mulago guest house and they lied to the police that they were heading to the ministry of health for official duties

According to the police spokesperson Luke Oweyesigyire the intern doctors were intercepted at Lumumba avenue near the ministry of gender building.

These were found with banners moving to the parliament.The interns were bundled up on  police cars and are now detained at CPS to obtain their statements and their files will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecution  for further advise

They are also to be charged with holding unlawful processions which is mostly likely to spread COVID-19 .