Overview

• On July 1, more than ten armed men seized Tinkasiimire at the Rubis petrol station in Makerere and transported him in an unmarked “drone” van.
• He was discovered early Monday in Namungoona with visible torture marks and taken for medical care.
• His family, backed by the Uganda Law Society and opposition leader Bobi Wine, has called for a government investigation into his abduction and alleged torture.
• Tinkasiimire, a longtime NRM MP, has recently criticized President Museveni’s efforts to groom his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba for succession.
• Rights groups warn this case is part of a growing wave of politically motivated abductions linked to state security in the run-up to Uganda’s 2026 elections.