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Killings and arrests of opposition supporters after the 15 January 2026 general election

Civic Space & Media Freedom Official claim Uganda (national) 19 Jan 2026 Severity: 5/5

After the 15 January 2026 general election, army commander Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on 19 January that security forces had killed 22 NUP supporters. By 23 January he said 30 opposition supporters had been killed and about 2,000 people detained. These reports give no medical, rights-group or independent overall count.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces; they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

30 killed · 2,000 arrested or detained

Local incidents (9)

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