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Police fire teargas and live rounds at Kyagulanyi supporters on route to Kira Municipality

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Wakiso 1 Dec 2025 Severity: 2/5

According to the Daily Monitor, police fired teargas and then live rounds into the air to disperse boda boda riders and pedestrians following NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi's convoy from Magere towards Buwate in Kira Municipality. Inspector General of Police Abas Byakagaba said at a press briefing that the clashes came from NUP not keeping to the Electoral Commission's guidelines on rally venues and routes.

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