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Police has this morning arrested another National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President just days after the highly contested 2026 General Elections where Museveni was declared winner with over 7m votes.
The party Deputy President arrested today is Butambala county legislator Muhammed Muwanga Kivumbi whom police say he has cases to answer in regards to violence in the recently concluded Presidential and parliamentary elections in Butambala and will present him to court soon.
The Butambala county Member of Parliament, also @NUP_Ug Deputy President Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi Muhammad has been arrested this morning by the state police.
By: Admin#FreeUgandaNow pic.twitter.com/yQcDKhVLNa— Muwanga Kivumbi Muhammad (@MuwangaMKivumbi) January 22, 2026
On the eve of Elections, Muwanga Kivumbi accuses Security of raiding his home and killing seven of his agents leaving others with injuries. While police allege that the individuals killed were storming a tally centre armed with pangas and other weapons.
. @LydiaTumus12824 “The Uganda Police Force would like to confirm the arrest of the Butambala County legislator, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi. He is currently in police custody and will be arraigned before court in due course.
His arrest is in connection with recent incidents… pic.twitter.com/xcSGmsZAmH
— Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) January 22, 2026
Muwanga Kivumbi is NUP’s third Deputy President to be arrested. Jacklyn Jolly Tukamushaba Deputy president for Western Uganda and Dr. Lina Zedriga were all arrested on the eve of Elections from their respective homes and their whereabouts remain unknown one week later.
With the arrest of Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi, this brings to three the number of the National Unity Platform Deputy Presidents currently in detention! A crazy season. #FreeUgandaNow pic.twitter.com/28ch8tbUG1
— David Lewis Rubongoya (@DavidLRubongoya) January 22, 2026
Now the only Deputy President who is not yet in Police custody is the one for Eastern Uganda John Baptist Nambeshe who is also not sure if he’s the next in line to be nabbed since even the party president also former presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine is also in hiding since Friday last week.
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