US EditionAfter presidential election, Ugandan police detain a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine
Muwanga Kivumbi is accused of organizing attacks linked to election violence that killed seven, as police prepare to arraign him amid disputed claims of the incidents, officials said.
- On Thursday, police detained Muwanga Kivumbi, lawmaker and deputy president of the National Unity Platform, accusing him of election violence in Butambala that left seven dead, police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said.
- Last week's presidential election was marred by violence and a dayslong internet shutdown, with official results giving Yoweri Museveni 71.6% and Bobi Wine 24.7%, results Wine rejected as fake.
- Some of the 21 suspects taken into custody over Butambala violence pointed at Kivumbi, officials reported running battles between police and his supporters, while Kivumbi said victims were killed by armed forces.
- Bobi Wine, also known as Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, said he escaped a raid and is on the run, constantly moving and sheltered by ordinary citizens, while his wife and relatives remain under house arrest.
- Observers warned that arrests had 'instilled fear', and President Museveni accused the opposition of trying to use violence, calling them 'terrorists' on Sunday.
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Tensions Rise in Uganda as Key Ally of Bobi Wine Detained Amid Election Controversy
Muwanga Kivumbi, a prominent ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, has been detained by Ugandan police for alleged involvement in election-related violence. This incident has sparked further unrest following President Museveni's controversial re-election. Despite assertions of safety by authorities, Wine remains in hiding, accusing the government of persecution.
Uganda police detain opposition lawmaker after at least seven killed
Uganda police said on Thursday they had detained a legislator and senior official of the country's biggest opposition party for his alleged role in election-related violence in which at least seven people were killed.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police arrested a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine on Thursday, accusing him of participating in episodes of violence in a remote part of central Uganda during the week's elections...
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