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Security disrupts Kyagulanyi's journey west; NUP candidate Wakayima Musoke and activists arrested

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Uganda (national) 6 Nov 2020 Severity: 2/5

According to The Observer, security organs disrupted Robert Kyagulanyi's journey towards Ntungamo and Mbarara, with scuffles at roadblocks where his associates were asked to identify themselves. Wakayima Musoke, NUP parliamentary candidate for Nansana Municipality, was arrested that evening with a group of NUP activists travelling in a van with party branding materials, and was held at Mbarara police station until the next morning.

A national event, not tied to one district.

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

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