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The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections.
They accuse the Electoral Commission (EC), the military and state security agencies of presiding over what it described as an “industrial-scale electoral failure” characterised by violence, abductions and systemic fraud.
Addressing journalists at the party’s headquarters on Katonga Road on Monday, PFF president Erias Lukwago said the elections were conducted in an atmosphere of “military terror,” undermining their credibility and placing the country on what he warned was a dangerous constitutional path.
Human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have in recent years raised concerns about enforced disappearances, prolonged pre-trial detention and use of military courts to try civilians in Uganda.
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has consistently denied involvement in unlawful killings and maintains that its operations comply with the law.
Lukwago directed particular criticism at the EC, accusing it of incompetence and subservience to security agencies.
Under Article 61 of the 1995 Constitution, the Electoral Commission is mandated to organise and conduct free and fair elections.
Critics argue that persistent logistical failures, security interference and lack of institutional independence undermine this constitutional duty.
