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PFF official Samuel Makokha detained at Entebbe International Airport

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Wakiso 1 Dec 2025 Severity: 3/5

According to the People's Freedom Front, its Secretary for International Affairs and Busia Municipality parliamentary hopeful Samuel Makokha was intercepted at Entebbe International Airport while on party duties. The party said he was held incommunicado by the Special Investigations Unit, moved to military intelligence facilities and kept beyond the constitutional 48-hour limit before being taken to court. ChimpReports said the authorities had not publicly responded to the party's allegations.

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

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