Uganda, April 9 -- As the dust settles on the January 2026 General Elections, the NRM government has moved swiftly to consolidate its "victory", ahead of the May 2026 swearing-in. The election period was defined by a nationwide internet blackout, the arrest of prominent civil society and Opposition leaders, and a disputed victory for President Yoweri Museveni, as well as many others. The primary weapon in this new control phase is the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026. 

While government officials, led by Chief Whip Hamson Obua and minister David Muhoozi, a military general, defend the Bill as a shield for the country's sovereignty, a comparative look at the global landscape reveals a much darker reality. 

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