According to Lulume Bayiga, the Executive Chairperson of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party, since November 2020, and continuing throughout the 2026 electoral cycle, the JDP has recorded an ongoing pattern of state-linked abductions where some security agents in plain clothes or military attire, driving unmarked minibuses, have seized opposition supporters, campaign organizers, polling agents, and civic activists from streets and homes.
As Uganda strives to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2030, the HIV prevalence reduced from 18% in 1990s to 5.1%. Currently, new HIV infections have reduced from 68,000 to 38,000. As a result, concerted efforts are needed to ensure that all expectant mothers receive adequate support and treatment.