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PACEID official Matthew Bagonza arrested; Gen Muhoozi posts shirtless photo saying he is 'in the basement'

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

The Observer reports that Matthew Bagonza, a senior PACEID official and aide to Odrek Rwabwogo, was arrested, and that Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba then posted a shirtless photograph of him on social media saying he was "in the basement learning Swahili". Rwabwogo condemned the treatment as a violation of human dignity and said the President told him he had not ordered the arrest.

A national event, not tied to one district.

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

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

Sources

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