Military and police seal roads to Parliament ahead of Protection of Sovereignty Bill debate

According to URN, military and police forces sealed off key access roads to Parliament on the morning of the planned debate on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, restricting entry for MPs, staff, journalists and the public. Some MPs reported delays and difficulty reaching the chamber, and opposition MPs including Francis Zaake and Gilbert Olanya criticised the deployment. Police and the UPDF had not explained the scale of the deployment by press time.