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Security forces block NUP delegation from Kyagulanyi's home and arrest lawyer Kakuru Tumusiime

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Uganda (national) 16 Feb 2026 Severity: 2/5

According to NUP Deputy President for the Eastern Region John Baptist Nambeshe, security forces guarding Robert Kyagulanyi's residence turned away a party delegation of lawyers and MPs that had come to check on his family and deliver court documents for signature. Nambeshe said lawyer Kakuru Tumusiime was roughed up, handcuffed and put on a police pickup and remained in detention, and that the rest of the delegation was dispersed. He said the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, declined their request for access.

A national event, not tied to one district.

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

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

Sources

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