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Security agencies arrest man over video calling for violence against NRM supporters, CDF Muhoozi says

Civic Space & Media Freedom Official claim Uganda (national) 27 Jan 2026 Severity: 2/5

Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced on X that security agencies had arrested a man who, in a video circulated before the 15 January elections, allegedly called for violence against NRM supporters. Security officials said the man gave a violent reading of the opposition's 'protest vote' campaign; Muhoozi called him a 'terrorist' and said he would be prosecuted. Authorities had not said whether he had been charged.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces / security officials; they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

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