CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba posts that 22 people were killed in one week and threatens NUP supporters on X

Violence & Conflict Official claim Uganda (national) Jan 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 5/5

According to the Daily Monitor, Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted, in tweets later deleted, threats against Bobi Wine and NUP supporters, whom he called "terrorists". One post said twenty-two people killed in one week was "too low", which the paper reports as his claim that security forces had killed opposition supporters. Minister Baryomunsi called the posts unofficial "cavalier comments".

A national event, not tied to one district.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba (CDF), on X; they could not be checked independently.

Part of Killings and arrests of opposition supporters after the 15 January 2026 general election. Its victims are counted once, in that overall toll.

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Daily Monitor 28 Jan 2026 · archived copy

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