UPDF dismisses Bobi Wine's claim of plan to arrest him ahead of Mbale rally

Civic Space & Media Freedom Disputed Uganda (national) 2 Jan 2026 Severity: 1/5

UPDF acting spokesperson Col Chris Magezi issued a statement saying inter-agency security services had no plans to arrest NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) unless he broke the law, and called his allegations a 'smokescreen'. Kyagulanyi had alleged that security agencies planned to arrest him and provoke violence in Mbale City ahead of a planned NUP rally there.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Disputed: Kyagulanyi alleges security agencies plan to arrest him and provoke violence in Mbale; the UPDF says there are no such plans.

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ChimpReports 2 Jan 2026

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