Those protests entered a second day following the arrest in the capital Kampala on Wednesday.

Now police accused Bobby Wine off violating anti coronavirus measures by holding mass rallies.

Dozens were injured and at least 16 people died in violent protests that erupted in Kampala after the pop star turned politician was taken away by police tear gas in the streets of Kampala Alongside the rocks and other debris that protesters had used to set up barricades, riot police made their presence felt as civilians, who are also caught up in the chaos maintained their innocence.

This is what sparked the protests.

Police seizing Bobby Wine, the musician turned presidential hopeful, on Monday.

Was it?

We're not left e.

It's the most recent of many times.

He's been arrested since he became a politician in 2017.

The authorities accused Bobby Wine off flouting anti coronavirus regulations.

His supporters say this is simply a political witch hunt.

Theo police are attacking us.

Bobby Wine is supposed to be campaigning but now he's in jail again.

They're just trying to waste his time.

Yeah, As more forces deploy, the unrest is affecting business in Kampala and in other towns where they have also been protests.

Thes events add to opposition worries about political freedom as the elections approach.

At least two presidential candidates have called off their campaigns over alleged police brutality against the opposition and for more on the situation in Uganda.

I'm joined by DW correspondent Julius Mogambo.

He is in the capital Kampala.

Good to see you, Julius.

What is the feeling in the capital today?

It is still a tense situation, perhaps not at the magnitudes off.

What happened yesterday?

The coffee off nine PM must have given the security teams that a chance to deploy strategically in the night.

And when the residents of Kampala woke up, they found deployment a little bit unusual from in the places where there was rising in the previous day.

But just to tell you will be when supporters is still very frustrated.

They want the police to release their man.

It'll cost alright and tell us about his arrest.

And as we understand and other opposition candidates have also been arrested.

Yes, I could what I can tell you is that there's a lot of frustration mainly on the opposition side.

But it is also important that I tell you that the incumbent president Jury Museveni we understand from local media reports that his campaigns are going on smoothly.

We've seen other political other candidates who suspended their campaigns in solidarity with Bobby wine.

They want the police to release Bobby wine are presented to the courts of law.

So as we can speak, Bobby wins, campaigns are suspended and even other some of other presidential candidates have suspended.

There's but President um seven.

The incumbent.

It is continuing with these campaigns uninterrupted.

Julius, looking at that footage, we literally watch Security Office officers fired live rounds at protesters is the response to dissent by, um, seventies government intensifying.

I could say that what you saw happening what happened to Bobby Wine?

A couple of other cases off happened in the past, just like that on the opposition has strongly come out strongly come out to condemn this, including human rights activist groups.

They want the government.

They wanted police to be seen partisan, but, the police say, is that they are enforcing the law every time they make these areas to say they are enforcing the law.

And we've actually just received a statement from the Ministry of Information.

The minister is calling on the youth No, to join those rioting or to join protests on keep a social distance.

Yeah, Julius, we hear a lot about Bobby wine and you were Museveni.

But what about other candidates in the opposition?

Do any off them have significant support?

I would say that the House significant support, but I don't want to make judgment.

But Bobby wine When you look at crowds president during the civilian Bobby wine, for some reason they seem to stand out as the leading candidates.

Bobby one seems to be the leading candidate, and the opposition's because when you see when he goes for his political rally, gathers thousands of people following him, others equally getting people who are following them.

But for now, you could clearly tell that many of them looking at the pictures, judging from the pictures.

But like I said in a previous interview that having crowds following you may not necessarily lead two votes, but if you want to make a judgment using the pictures Yeah, Bobby wine is in the lead with President Yoweri Museveni when it comes to bring in crowds together and what is at stake in this election.

Julius, I think what is at stake to start with is the young person's fought the young voters every candidate.

What's the young person's fault?

Because these are the majority.

If you have the young people voting for your chances are high, you will go through.

So all the manifest ALS, all people, all candidates, are trying to convince the young people to give them their vote.

But the opposition is telling the young people that you know what?

You've had enough of prison terms against many of the young people I've never seen another leader on.

They think the time is now to get prison terms of any out, But President Museveni has told young people that is the money, the right vision and experience to secure their future.

But Bobby one, I told them, No, let's get Let's get the man out quickly, Julius, do these young people and others in the electric have faith in the democratic process, being free and fair talking about faith.

That's a very big question and really, really diverse people who support President Jeremy.

Seven people who supports the ruling government will tell you that they trust the democratic process.

But people who supported the opposition, especially supporters of Bobby Wind, they follow what he subscribes to.

Bobby Wine has already told these people that he has no confidence in the democratic process.

But he has told them, regardless of that, they should wake up in the morning in January to cast their ballot that much as they challenged the democratic process, they should go on vote.

So the question of faithfuls on where someone subscribes those who subscribe to the opposition thing.

The democratic process is not free and fair.

But those supporting governments say it is the right thing to do.

And it's the upright.

Okay, Julius Mogambo, out and compiler for us.

Thank you.