KAMPALA, UGANDA – The National Unity Platform (NUP) party President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has issued a grave and urgent warning regarding the fate of two of his party deputies allegedly abducted by security forces around the 2026 general elections.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, expressed profound fear that the two missing leaders, who were taken away on January 14-15, 2026, could join a list of forcibly disappeared supporters who have never been found.
The individuals at the centre of the crisis include former Rukiga District Woman MP aspirant, Hon. Jacklyn Jolly Tukamushaba, the NUP Vice President for the Western Region, and Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, the party’s Deputy President for Northern Uganda.
According to detailed reports from family members and witnesses, the abductions were brazen and conducted in full view of the public.
Hon. Tukamushaba’s daughter, Ashaba Patricia, stated that her mother was allegedly taken from Hotel Concorde in Muhanga Town Council, Rukiga District, on January 14, 2026, just a day before the national polls.
“Armed operatives, some in uniform and others in plain clothes, stormed our hotel room. They took my mother at gunpoint, confiscated our phones, and drove her away in a white vehicle. She was unable to oversee or participate in the voting,” Ashaba stated.
She added that while the family has faced intimidation before, the current incident’s violent and public nature has plunged them into a state of profound, unrelenting fear.
In a separate incident, Dr. Lina Zedriga was reportedly abducted from her residence on January 15, 2026, shortly after the conclusion of the presidential and parliamentary elections.
According to sources, armed personnel clad in black uniforms forcefully entered the property and removed her, transporting her to an undisclosed location.
Robert Kyagulanyi, who went into hiding following the polls, broke his silence via a statement on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, accusing the state of engaging in a deliberate cover-up.
“My two deputy presidents are still missing, abducted by the military. The regime has filed court documents denying knowledge of their whereabouts, despite these acts being witnessed and recorded,” Kyagulanyi posted.
He alleged a systematic effort to keep the leaders hidden, claiming, “the military has been ordered not to produce the leaders in court or return them to their families until given direct authorization.”
Kyagulanyi drew a parallel to the violent aftermath of the previous election cycle, warning that the leaders risk sharing the fate of numerous supporters who were forcibly disappeared and remain missing to this day.
The NUP party leadership is demanding the immediate and unconditional production of the two officials before a court of law. The abductions have sent shockwaves through Uganda’s political landscape and human rights circles.
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