Uganda: Govt Denies Role in Kawempe North By-Election Violence As Opposition Raises Doubts

Uganda: Govt Denies Role in Kawempe North By-Election Violence As Opposition Raises Doubts

The government has distanced itself from the violence that marred the recent Kawempe North by-election campaigns, instead attributing the incidents to individual perpetrators.

PROFILE: Wandegeya DPC Hiwumbire Hassan exposed, How He Tortured NUP Supporters, Made Them Drink Urine In Cells

Born to staunchly Muslim parents in Butaleja District in Eastern Uganda, Hiwumbire Hassan, a married policeman and a father of three has served in various districts as DPC. In 2020, Hiwumbire was in Maracha District in West Nile as DPC and earned himself prominence for how he notoriously implemented the COVID 19 curfew. Maracha locals are synonymous with how he always beat up women and children indiscriminately as long as he found them outside t…

Army, police remain cagey on who deployed JAT in Kawempe

Justice Simon Byabakama the EC Chairperson in a meeting with police team led by AIGP Frank Mwesigwa. PHOTO URN KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) have remained cagey on who deployed the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JAT) that has terrorized opposition supporters in the ongoing Kawempe North By-election campaigns. UPDF Spokesperson, Acting Maj Gen Felix Kulayigye and Police…

Arrested NUP Supporters to Face Charges for Illegal Use of Military Gear – Gen. Muhoozi

Summary: General Muhoozi reported that 24 people, including MPs Derrick Nyeko (Makindye East) and Muwada Nkunyingi (Kyadondo East), were arrested in connection with the violence and remanded on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. KAMPALA: The government has announced that some civilians arrested during the recent violence at the Kawempe by-election campaign rally will face charges, including … The post Arrested NUP Supporters to Face Charges for Illegal Use…

PFF Threatens to Mobilise Opposition Boycott Over Kawempe North Violence - The Hoima Post

Security agents have been reigning terror on opposition supporters in the campaigns but the state denies knowledge of the hooded armed personnel in JAT uniforms The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has warned that it may mobilise the opposition to reject the upcoming Kawempe North by-election if attacks by the State agents against opposition supporters continue.   PFF President Erias Lukwago condemned the escalating violence in the constituency,…

Uganda’s Democracy is a Myth: The Endless Cycle of Election Violence - The Xavie Radio Ug

Once again, Uganda stands at the threshold of another election season, and once again, the script remains unchanged—violence, repression, and state-sanctioned brutality. The 2026 general elections are already proving to be a litmus test, not for political parties, but for the very soul of Uganda’s so-called democracy. The recent violent crackdown on supporters of Elias Luyimbazi, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate in the Kawempe North b…