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Police and UPDF stop NUP candidate Kyagulanyi's convoy on the way to Iganga rally

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Iganga 3 Oct 2025 Severity: 2/5

According to the Daily Monitor, NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi was intercepted by police and the UPDF while travelling from Mayuge to a planned rally in Iganga Municipality, and the rally did not take place. Kyagulanyi asked the Electoral Commission chairperson to explain why he was singled out. Police said his team took a route other than the agreed one, met police cutoffs and then cancelled the Iganga campaign themselves.

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