What really happened on January 15, and the silence that followed

On January 15, Ugandans voted. What followed was documented, case by case, by Amnesty International. Their report dropped on April 30, 2026. In a nutshell:

• At least 16 people killed by security forces in the days around the election in Butambala, Bulenga, Luwero, Rubaga, Mityana, Mukono. None of them armed and none of them a threat.

• Victoria Ndagire, 33, shot in the back of the head while walking home after voting. The bullet exited through her eye. Officers at the scene said she "could have been hit by a stone."

• Seven people shot dead at an MP's home in Butambala, where NUP polling agents had gathered to return their results forms. When a daughter pleaded with a soldier for help,he said: "If you feel you're dying, get yourself out."

• Arrests across the country: Kampala, Masaka, Lira, Mbarara, Busoga, Luuka. No warrants, no explanation. Detainees were beaten with wires, sticks, pliers. Some were threatened with execution.

• Senior NUP officials held incommunicado for weeks in an unknown military facility. Their families were told nothing. Police denied holding them.
• Three months on: not a single officer suspended. Not a single investigation opened. The Ugandan authorities did not even respond to Amnesty's request for comment.

And now? Parliament is being asked to pass the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, which would make political organizing even easier to criminalize.

But documentation is resistance. Sharing this is resistance. People Power doesn't end with an election. A movement can't be silenced!