US EditionPetty Offence Laws That Have Trapped Hundreds of Poor Ugandans in Prison
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Petty Offence Laws That Have Trapped Hundreds of Poor Ugandans in Prison
Andrew Kayemba, widely known as “Dog Makona,” a hawker in Bwaise, was arrested on June 3rd while traveling to Owino Market to sell plastic bags. Along the way, three police officers intercepted him, demanding money. When Kayemba explained he had none, he was struck and subsequently arrested. He now faces charges under an archaic law: being a “rogue and vagabond,” a statute originating from colonial Britain in the 19th century and adopted in Ugan…
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