Worry as UPDF denies knowledge of Sam Mugumya whereabouts

UPDF Denies Holding Missing Activist Sam Mugumya » The Hoima Post

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has told the High Court in Kampala that it is not holding opposition activist Sam Mugumya, who has been reported missing under unclear circumstances.   In a sworn affidavit filed in the Civil Division of the High Court on Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Musasizi, the Director of Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, said an extensive internal search had been carried out but no re…

UPDF to High Court: We have Searched Intensively but Cannot Locate Sam Mugumya

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have formally refuted claims that activist Sam Mugumya is in their custody. The Forces have told High Court that an extensive search for Mugumya, who was allegedly abducted on August 26, 2025, in Mbarara City, have yielded no results. In a sworn return to a writ of habeas corpus, Lt Col Edgar Musasizi, the Director of Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, said he had conducted the…

Worry as UPDF denies knowledge of Sam Mugumya whereabouts

Worry and uncertainty surround the whereabouts of opposition activist Sam Mugumya after the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) formally denied having him in their custody.  The denial came in a court document filed as a response to a habeas corpus application submitted by Mugumya's legal team.  Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Musasizi, the Director of Civil Affairs at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, provided a sworn affidavit to the Hig…