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Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba posts on X that he will shoot missing opposition activist Sam Mugumya

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Uganda (national) 2026 (month not reported) Severity: 3/5

According to the Daily Monitor, Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba wrote on X that he was going to shoot Sam Mugumya, a former aide to Dr Kizza Besigye, after footage circulated showing a man believed to be Mugumya in a weak condition. The newspaper reports that the UPDF had earlier denied holding Mugumya, and that security agencies had not clarified his whereabouts.

A national event, not tied to one district.

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