Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
Seven people were shot dead in Butambala during election-related violence. President Museveni said security forces responded to armed gangs trying to storm a polling station after Kivumbi lost, and police spoke of attacks on a tally centre and a police station. Muwanga Kivumbi said security forces raided his home at night while votes were being tallied and shot members of his campaign team inside it.
Disputed: Accounts of where and why the shooting happened conflict: Muwanga Kivumbi says the people were shot at his residence; state and police accounts place it at a polling station/tally centre and police station.
Part of Killings and arrests of opposition supporters after the 15 January 2026 general election. Its victims are counted once, in that overall toll.