Bobi Wine protests: death toll rises in Uganda’s worst unrest in years

At least 19 people killed during protests following the arrest of the presidential candidate

At least 19 people have been killed in Uganda over two days in the country's worst unrest in a decade, as security forces try to quell protests triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate Bobi Wine.

Young people burned tyres and blockaded streets in Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Thursday, and soldiers fanned out across the city with armoured vehicles, a day after the arrest of Wine, a popular reggae singer who is the leading challenger to President Yoweri Museveni in forthcoming elections.