Muwanga Kivumbi taken back to court, sent to Kitalya

What the report says

The Independent Uganda, citing URN, reported that former Butambala MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been charged in Butambala with incitement to violence and managing an unlawful society. Kivumbi, 52, is also the National Unity Platform’s Buganda vice president. Prosecutors allege the offences occurred on July 9, 2026, at Bugoye Village in Gombe Ward, Gombe Town Council, where they say he and unidentified others addressed a gathering and encouraged violence against government officials and efforts to unlawfully remove Uganda’s government.

According to the report, Kivumbi was brought to Nateete Police Station on Wednesday morning by JATT operatives after 19 days in detention, then appeared before Grade One Magistrate Amina Wahab at Butambala Court. His lawyer, Medard Lubega Ssegona, said the defence had not been informed where Kivumbi had been held. In court, Kivumbi alleged he had been tortured while detained and showed injuries on his arms, back and head, saying he needed medical care.

Ssegona said the defence presented sureties, including Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi, but the court remanded Kivumbi to Kitalya prison until August 11 while the state verifies their documents. He criticized the handling of the bail process, arguing that once legal conditions are met, the burden should shift to the state.

The Independent added that Kivumbi had earlier been arrested in January over alleged post-election violence in Butambala, including attacks and property damage alleged by prosecutors. He had been granted bail by the International Crimes Division before being re-arrested the next day. The report said associates suspect the latest arrest may relate to comments he made after release, but no official motive beyond the new charges was established in the article.