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Journalist and lawyer Gideon Tugume taken from his Gayaza home by uniformed men, whereabouts unknown

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Wakiso 6 Jul 2026 Severity: 4/5

According to his family and colleagues, journalist and lawyer Gideon Tugume was taken from his home in Gayaza, Wakiso district, on Monday evening by uniformed men travelling in a van locally called a 'drone', and taken to an unknown place. Police and the UPDF had not commented by Tuesday morning; the article notes the detention followed his remarks on Radio 4 questioning whether Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is President Museveni's biological son.

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

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

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