Crime and arrests · Uganda · Central Region · Kampala District · Kampala
Arrests in Kampala, Uganda
Summary
- What Arrests in Kampala, Uganda All coverage, oldest first ↓
- First reported 5 November 2026 nilepost.co.ug ↗
- Arrested Reports differ on how many people were arrested: 18 (1 report), 11 (1 report), 9 (1 report), 8 (1 report). allafrica.com ↗
- Figures No figure has been confirmed by two independent reports yet. Sources ↓
- Coverage 4 independent reports from 3 publishers All coverage, oldest first ↓
- Latest report 7 November 2026 newvision.co.ug ↗
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The figures over time
Arrested · 4 independent reports · Reports disagree: from 8 to 18.
- 5 November
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Arrested 11
nilepost.co.ug · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Arrested 18
allafrica.com · Read the sentence in the original ↗
- 6 November
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Arrested 8
nilepost.co.ug · Read the sentence in the original ↗
- 7 November
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Arrested 9
newvision.co.ug · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Who reported it
Outlets based in 1 country Uganda 2 country not known 1
Languages English 3
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What the reports establish
Reports differ on how many people were arrested: 18 (1 report), 11 (1 report), 9 (1 report), 8 (1 report).
Show the sources and why
Each figure comes from a single report.
18 · 1 independent report · undecided
Only one report gives it
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18 people were arrested.
allafrica.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
11 · 1 independent report · undecided
Only one report gives it
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11 people were arrested, according to Transport Minister Fred Byamukama following.
nilepost.co.ug · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
9 · 1 independent report · undecided
Only one report gives it
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9 people were arrested.
newvision.co.ug · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
8 · 1 independent report · undecided
Only one report gives it
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8 people were arrested.
nilepost.co.ug · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
All coverage, oldest first
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