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Police and army intensify night patrols in Kampala Metropolitan Area ahead of presidential swearing-in

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Kampala 10 May 2026 Severity: 2/5

The Daily Monitor reports that armed police officers and soldiers patrolled roads and alleys across the Kampala Metropolitan Area through the night before the swearing-in of President Museveni. According to the paper, security personnel stopped people they considered suspicious, especially young people, and took those who could not identify themselves to police stations.

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