Four key members of the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Election Management Committee abducted at gunpoint in Lungala, Mpigi, as they returned from a burial in Rakai.
The NUP members abducted included Mercy Walukamba, Rovans Alex Lwanyaga, Rahma Juma, and Kayabura Eddie
Witnesses report that several other individuals were also violently taken in the infamous “drones” unmarked vans linked to Uganda’s shadowy security operatives.
Just hours later, heavily armed Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT) operatives stormed NUP headquarters preventing a scheduled prayer session and press conference.
The orchestrated suppression allegedly ordered by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba the President’s son, has thrown Uganda into political unrest once again.
For many Ugandans, this is not just another arrest it’s a blatant continuation of enforced disappearances, intimidation, and repression under President Museveni’s rule.
Opposition leader Bobi Wine who has faced countless arrests, and violent suppression was quick to condemn the events pointing to Gen. Muhoozi’s recent threats to “make NUP weep.”
“A few days ago, Gen. Museveni’s son promised to make NUP weep, and he is on it. But we can assure him and his father that they are not God. The people of Uganda will have the final laugh!” Bobi Wine
While the government has yet to officially acknowledge the abductions, insiders claim the missing NUP members are being held isolation at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) facility in Mbuya.
The opposition has labeled this as a direct assault on democracy designed to cripple their ability to organize ahead of upcoming elections.
The use of drones unmarked Toyota HiAce vans used in state-sponsored abductions has become a terrifying symbol of Uganda’s growing authoritarianism.
Over the years, countless opposition activists and journalists have been seized off the streets only to reappear days, weeks, or even months later with stories of torture and inhumane treatment.
As if the abductions weren’t enough, heavily armed security operatives stormed the NUP headquarters in Kampala moments before the party was set to hold prayers and a press conference.
“WE ARE NOT INTIMIDATED.” Bobi Wine defiantly posted as images of the siege flooded social media.
This attack on Uganda’s largest opposition party headquarters has sparked national and international condemnation. Human rights groups have decried the government’s growing reliance on militarized repression to silence opposition.
With each abduction, suppression and assault on opposition figures, Uganda inches closer to full-blown dictatorship. Bobi Wine’s NUP remains the biggest political threat to Museveni’s 38-year rule and the recent attacks suggest a desperate attempt to break the opposition before the 2026 elections.
