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Heavy UPDF and police deployment in Fort Portal City; NUP supporters dispersed near Kyagulanyi's hotel

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Fort Portal City 10 Dec 2025 Severity: 2/5

The Daily Monitor reports that police and UPDF personnel remained deployed across Fort Portal City on Wednesday morning, with military trucks blocking Rukidi III Street and the road to the hotel where Robert Kyagulanyi had spent the night. NUP supporters who gathered near the hotel were dispersed, with security officers saying the crowds were disrupting business; traders told the paper they had been unable to open shops and that customers had stayed away.

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