Phaneroo Ministries lead pastor Grace Lubega has challenged the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) to address concerns surrounding reported abductions and illegal detentions, saying the incidents are making it increasingly difficult for religious leaders to openly associate with the organisation.

Lubega made the remarks on Friday, November 6, 2026, during a breakfast meeting between Born-again church leaders and senior PLU officials at Serena Kigo Hotel. The meeting, organised by PLU Secretary General Fadhil Twaha, focused on the relationship between religious leaders and the organisation, which is mobilising support for Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

The pastor said church leaders were increasingly struggling to respond to questions from their congregations about people reportedly being picked up by security operatives and taken to undisclosed detention facilities. He described the situation as a serious moral concern that religious leaders could no longer ignore.

Lubega emphasised that the church was not opposing the arrest of people suspected of committing crimes, but insisted that everyone deserved justice and a fair trial. He explained that some of the affected individuals have families and fellow believers within their congregations, making it difficult for pastors to remain silent when questioned about their treatment.

He warned that the continued reports were damaging the confidence church members had in religious leaders who publicly associated with PLU. According to Lubega, pastors needed clear explanations from the organisation so they could respond to concerns raised by believers rather than appear to defend actions they could not explain.

His concerns come against the background of the September arrest of Praise Aloikin Opoloje, a 27-year-old lawyer and human rights activist associated with Phaneroo Ministries. She was arrested after reporting to Namungoona Police Station over a complaint involving a missing carpet and was later charged at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court with unlawfully using a SIM card registered in another person’s name. She secured bail on October 14 after spending more than two weeks on remand.

The controversy resurfaced following the reported disappearance of 25-year-old law student Louis Ninsiima on November 1. Activists and people close to his family alleged that unidentified men seized him from his mother’s shop along Kiyembe Lane in Kampala and questioned his family about Opoloje. His reported disappearance has prompted fresh demands for security agencies to account for his whereabouts.

Lubega’s intervention has therefore placed the relationship between religious leaders and PLU under fresh scrutiny, with the pastor making it clear that public association comes with questions of accountability. His message was that churches need answers on reported human rights violations, justice and fair treatment before their leaders can confidently defend their relationship with the organisation.