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Uganda detains opposition supporters amid election violence
In Uganda, a lawmaker named Muwanga Kivumbi from the opposition party NUP was arrested by the police.
This happened after some violent events related to the recent elections.
The military chief said that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters and killed 30 people.
Kivumbi says that people were killed in his house while waiting for election results.
The opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has been hiding and says that the elections were not fair.
The current president, Yoweri Museveni, won the elections and his son, the military chief, might be planning to take over after him.
Many people from the opposition have been arrested and some say they were hurt.
Ugandan authorities detained 2,000 opposition supporters and killed 30 people following a disputed presidential election.
Muwanga Kivumbi, a senior official of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), was detained for alleged involvement in election-related violence.
At least seven people were killed in clashes between security forces and Kivumbi's supporters, with differing accounts of the events.
Kivumbi claims that 10 people were killed inside his house while waiting for election results for his parliamentary seat.
Bobi Wine, the leader of NUP, has been in hiding and alleges widespread fraud in the election, including ballot stuffing and kidnapping of his agents.
- Who
- Muwanga Kivumbi, a legislator and senior official of the National Unity Platform (NUP), and 2,000 opposition supporters
- What
- Arrest of Kivumbi and other opposition supporters by Ugandan authorities for alleged role in election-related violence
- Where
- Uganda, specifically Kampala
- When
- January 22, 2021, following the January 15, 2021 election
- Why
- Alleged involvement in political violence and clashes between security forces and supporters
Key facts
- Opposition Leader
- Bobi Wine (Robert Kyagulanyi)
- Incumbant President
- Yoweri Museveni
- Military Chief
- Muhoozi Kainerugaba
- Detained Supporters
- 2,000
- Casualties Reported
- 30 (military), 10 (Kivumbi)
- Election Date
- January 15, 2021
- Lawmaker Detained
- Muwanga Kivumbi
- Party Affiliation
- National Unity Platform (NUP)
Quotes
Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Military chief and son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
“So far we have killed 30 NUP terrorists. Most NUP terrorist leaders are in hiding. We shall get them all.”
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Stephane Dujarric
Spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
“He (the Secretary General) notes the importance of restraint by all actors and respect for the rule of law and Uganda’s international human rights obligations.”
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