By Our Reporter
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has reported that four members of its Election Management Committee were last evening ‘abducted’ while on their way back from a burial in Rakai.
NUP Secretary-General David Lewis Rubongoya condemned the abductions, revealing that the officials were taken by unknown assailants, and their whereabouts remain unknown.
“Four of our Election Management Committee members were violently abducted last night around Mpigi as they returned from the burial of comrade Ssebufu’s mother in Rakai. Their whereabouts remain unknown. You can imagine the impunity! The injustice!” Rubongoya has stated.
His concerns were echoed by NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi, who decried the growing impunity in the country.
As the search for the missing NUP officials continues, party leaders and human rights activists are demanding their immediate release and accountability from the government. However, there has been no official response from security agencies regarding their fate.
Meanwhile, while NUP accuses the government of orchestrating such abductions, Ugandan authorities have consistently denied involvement. In previous instances, officials have refuted claims of detained opposition figures, maintaining that security agencies operate within the bounds of the law.
