Adjumani, Uganda: Authorities in the North West Nile Region have launched a missing person investigation following the disappearance of Chandimale Amos, a National Resistance Movement (NRM) district registrar and election returning officer, who vanished while travelling to Kampala to deliver hard copies of 2026 presidential election results.
The 34-year-old registrar, a resident of Ajugepi Parish, Ringa Village in Dzaipi Sub-County, was last heard from on January 16, 2026, shortly after completing the tallying of presidential results in Adjumani District.
According to Collins Asea, the North West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson, Chandimale made a phone call to his wife at around 6:00am, confirming that tallying had been finalised. About an hour later, at 7:00am, he called again to say he was setting off for Kampala to submit the Consolidated Declaration of Results (CDR) forms for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the NRM headquarters.
“He has since remained unreachable, with his phone either switched off or out of coverage,” SP Asea said, citing police records at Adjumani Police Station under CRB 045/2026.
Family members later attempted to trace Chandimale in Kampala after receiving information that he may have been sighted there on January 17, 2026, but the efforts were unsuccessful. A colleague identified only as Drami, who travelled separately to Kampala for the same assignment, told investigators he had no knowledge of Chandimale’s whereabouts or movements.
The disappearance was formally reported at Adjumani Police Station on January 20, 2026, at about 6:00pm, prompting police to open a full missing person file.
SP Asea said statements have since been recorded from close relatives, while intelligence has been circulated to security contacts in Kampala and along major transport routes to aid the search. Police have also activated inter-agency coordination, including the issuance of a Wireless Transmission (W/T) to relevant investigative and security units.
Efforts to trace the missing registrar are being supported by the National Resistance Movement office in Adjumani District.
Investigators have not ruled out any line of inquiry, including the possibility of abduction, given the sensitive nature of the materials Chandimale was reportedly carrying at the time of his disappearance.
“Investigations are ongoing and active,” SP Asea said. “We are working closely with other security agencies to establish his whereabouts and ensure his safe recovery.”
The incident has sparked concern among political actors and election officials in the region, coming just days after the conclusion of the presidential vote-counting process.
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