Today in Pictures - Wednesday, October 30

Oct 30, 2019

We bring you highlights from the day's events through a selection of pictures.

Uganda news in pictures

Museveni launches Africa Court

President Museveni launches the African Judiciary Dialogue in Kampala

Elvis Mbonye's bond pushed

The Police had earlier issued criminal summons against Prophet Elvis Mbonye of the Zoe Fellowship Ministries (ZFM) over decampaigning the national immunisation drive.

His assistants led by Joseph Kabuleta and lawyer Simon Senyonga, later told the media that the bond had been extended to Monday.

Makerere strike continues

Makerere students set ablaze property of former guild president.

The rioting students have burnt down property belonging to former guild president, Papa Were Salim who signed the 15% tuition increment policy.

According to an eye witness, Marvin John Ayebare a second-year student of Land surveying and a resident of Nsibirwa hall the students broke into his room (Papa Were) and looted his properties like television, sofa set, bedcover, and other valuable things.

Courtesy photos

olice fires tear gas at akerere niversity striking students who had blocked the road and were throwing stones at olice along sir pollo aggwa road hoto by immy uta Police fires tear gas at Makerere University striking students who had blocked the road and were throwing stones at Police along Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road. (Photos by Jimmy Outa)

Police searches for striking students in Kikoni

akerere niversity students walking along ir pollo aggwa oad as they return to their hostels from the university Makerere University students walking along Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road as they return to their hostels from the university.

Makerere University students leaders (left to right ) Mufano Heritier the external affairs minister, Luyombo Abbas, justice and constitutional affairs, Mugisha Mariam, deputy prime minister and Kiggundu Rodney, the minister for ICT addressing the press at the Uganda journalist association on the on-going strike

People power demand report on alleged torture

Women in the people power movement are demanding for an immediate police report on the reported kidnaps of some of their supporters by unknown security personnel.

ulaika alukenge center people power coordinator being comforted by ehema uma left and lavia alule eople power women wing national coordinator as she narrates her ordeal of kidnap his was during the press briefing in amwokya hotos by ylvia atushabe Zulaika Nalukenge (center) people power coordinator being comforted by Rehema Juma (left) and Flavia Kalule People power women wing national coordinator, as she narrates her ordeal of kidnap, This was during the press briefing in Kamwokya (Photos by Sylvia Katushabe)

BELOW: Parliament holds a self-assessment review on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association benchmarks. The sessions are part of the discussions taking place at the 3rd annual legislature review in Kampala. (By Timothy Murungi in Kampala)

acob both expressed frustration over the public blasting the legislature for determining their emoluments yet it is what is in the law MP Jacob Oboth expressed frustration over the public blasting the legislature for determining their emoluments yet it is what is in the law

Education African and Futures conference in Kampala

The event was graced by the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni and Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda. ( By Mpalanyi Ssentongo in Kampala)