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Defence Minister tells Parliament government does not know whereabouts of missing opposition supporters

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Uganda (national) 4 Aug 2026 Severity: 1/5

In Parliament, Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi said opposition supporters had been abducted by security forces and held incommunicado for months, and named several missing people. Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka replied that the government also did not know where they were and would look for them, according to ChimpReports.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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