EDITOR
The family of former Rukiga Woman Member of Parliament aspirant on the National Unity Platform (NUP), Jacklyn Jolly Tukamushaba, says it is living in fear following her alleged abduction by security operatives.
Tukamushaba, who also serves as the NUP Vice President for Western Uganda, reportedly disappeared on 14th of this month, a day before the presidential and parliamentary elections.
According to her family, Tukamushaba was abducted from Concode Hotel in Muhanga Town Council, Rukiga District, where she was reportedly organizing appointment letters for party agents. She is said to have been picked up by men in uniform alongside others in civilian clothes, forced into a white drone vehicle, and driven away to an unknown destination.
The family says efforts to trace her whereabouts through various security agencies have so far been unsuccessful, with authorities allegedly indicating that the matter is beyond their mandate.
Relatives say Tukamushaba has been the sole breadwinner of her household, and her disappearance has plunged the family into financial distress. With schools reopening soon, the family says it is uncertain how school fees and basic necessities will be met, describing the situation as both emotionally and economically devastating.
The family further reveals that Tukamushaba had been supporting extended relatives, including caring for orphans following the death of her brother and sister-in-law’s husband. They say her absence has left several dependents struggling to survive.
The family says it is now living in constant fear and has appealed to the government to disclose Tukamushaba’s whereabouts or produce her in court should she have committed any offence.
Tukamushaba is the only surviving child of her mother, following the death of her brother in a road accident on the day she launched her campaign trail.
