The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has strongly condemned the arrest of eight medical interns in Uganda following a protest over unpaid allowances and poor working conditions. The interns were charged with common nuisance and remanded in prison.

• Eight medical interns were arrested on August 12, 2026, in Kampala.
• KMPDU is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of the detained interns.
• The arrests are linked to Uganda's new National Education and Training for Health (NETH) policy, which reclassifies internships as training, impacting allowances.