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Security personnel remove NUP councillor Joshua Magezi from Makindye tally tent after protest over results

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Kampala 28 Jan 2026 Severity: 2/5

According to the Daily Monitor, NUP councillors at the Makindye Division tent complained to security officers that they were being cheated, after which councillor Joshua Magezi was seized from the crowd, roughly handled and taken away under guard. The article does not say where he was taken or whether he was charged.

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

Sources

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