Aloikin Praise Opoloje

Alokin Praise Opoloje (born 1999) is a human rights activist, and law student at Makerere University.

Background

Alokin was born in eastern Uganda's Pallisa district.

Activism

Alokin practices what scholars have called "radical rudeness," which is a traditional Ugandan strategy of calling the powerful to account through public insult. It was developed during the colonial era, as "a rude, publicly celebrated strategy of insults, scandal mongering, disruption, and disorderliness that broke conventions of colonial friendship, partnership, and mutual benefit and praise has done it through the [...] protests.

Alokin has campaigned for the fight against corruption and participated in different movements such as Walk to parliament Riots that had slogans such as #March2Parliament, #StopCorruption and #AnitaMustResign. The call to action over corruption was organized by young Ugandans online, with colorful posters urging people to march on parliament, drawing inspiration from neighboring Kenya's mostly Gen-Z-led anti-government protests.Graft is a major concern in Uganda, with several high-profile scandals involving public officials, and the country is ranked a lowly 141 out of 180 countries on Transparency International's corruption index.

Arrest

Praise, Norah Kobusingye, and Kemitoma Kyenziibo were arrested by police at Parliament were on Monday on 2 September 2024 afternoon were arraigned before Buganda Road Chief Magisrate, Ronald Kayizzi and charges of  being a common nuisance contrary to section 148(1) of the Penal Code Act read against them and remanded.

This resulted into the Women politicians to voice their support for the rising youth movement against corruption.