The Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged the National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda and Butambala County Member of Parliament, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, with terrorism.
Kivumbi was produced before the court on Friday and 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.
The Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms Rachael Bikhole, told the court that Kivumbi, together with others still at large, between January 11 and January 17, 2026, coordinated and carried out a series of violent attacks in Kibibi Town Council and Gombe Town Council in Butambala District.
The legislator was remanded until February 3 for mention of the case.
Kivumbi’s arrest and arraignment follow recent incidents of political violence in Butambala District, which police and President Yoweri Museveni have alleged he is linked to.
While receiving the official declaration of the presidential election results at Rwakitura on Sunday, President Museveni accused members of the National Unity Platform of planning acts of violence after losing the elections.
“In Butambala, a character called Kivumbi was defeated. Then they planned that where NUP is defeated, gangs with pangas should attack the polling station,” President Museveni said.
The President 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 said intelligence reports had indicated that similar attacks were planned in other parts of the country.
However, President Museveni added that the situation was contained after some opposition members reportedly declined to participate and instead alerted him during a meeting at State Lodge Nakasero on January 13.
Kivumbi has since denied the allegations. In a video recording shared earlier this week, he accused security forces of raiding his home during the night following Thursday’s general elections and killing several members of his campaign team.
“They were killed inside my house. I was the target. They were shot dead inside that house; they weren’t even on the road. They were looking for me,” Kivumbi said.
He further claimed that the incident occurred as vote tallying was ongoing at the district tally centre and that security personnel stormed his residence, forcing many people to flee for safety.
A video recorded the following morning reportedly shows bullet holes in the doors and walls of Muwanga Kivumbi’s house.
