By Sadique Bamwita
BUTAMBALA
The National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda and Butambala County Legislator Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has today January 23,2026, appeared before Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with terrorism.
According to the charge sheet, the Butambala County legislator was charged with terrorism, contrary to Section 6(1)(a) and Section 3(o) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, Cap 120 following his arrest on Thursday January 22,2026.
The Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Rachael Bikhole, informed court that Kivumbi along with others at larger between January 11 and January 17, 2026, the accused person coordinated and carried out a series of violent attacks in Kibibi Town Council and Gombe Town Council in Butambala District.
The Kivumbi’s arrest and arraignment before court followed recent incidents of political violence in Butambala district, which are allegedly linked to him.
While receiving the official declaration of presidential election results at Rwakitura on Sunday, President Yoweri Museveni accused the members of the National Unity Platform of planning to carry out violence after losing the elections.
“In Butambala, a character called Kivumbi was defeated. Then they planned that where NUP is defeated, gangs with panga’s should attack the polling station” President Museveni stated.
Museveni alleged that attackers armed with pangas attempted to carry out assaults in the district, prompting a security response in which seven suspected attackers were shot dead.
He further revealed that security agencies had received intelligence suggesting that similar attacks were planned in other parts of the country.
However, he said the situation was contained after some opposition members reportedly declined to take part and instead alerted him during a meeting at State Lodge Nakasero on January 13.
However, in a video recording shared earlier this week, Kivumbi refuted both allegations and accused security forces of storming his home during the night following Thursday’s general elections and shooting dead several members of his campaign team.
“They were killed inside my house, I was the target.They were looking for me,” Kivumbi said,
Kivumbi noted that the incident happened as vote tallying was ongoing at the district tally centre and security personnel raided his residence, forcing many people to flee for safety.
A video recorded the following morning reportedly shows bullet holes in doors and walls of Muwanga Kivumbi’s house.
Meanwhile, MP Kivumbi has been remanded to prison till February 3, 2026, when he returns to court for further hearing of his case.
