Former Butambala County MP and National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has been granted a cash bail of Shs10 million by the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Wandegeya.
Kivumbi appeared before the court on Thursday alongside 22 co-accused who are facing terrorism charges.
The court also granted cash bail of Shs1 million each to 16 of the co-accused. However, six accused persons were denied bail after failing to satisfy the court’s bail conditions.
Kivumbi was arrested on January 22, 2026, in connection with alleged electoral violence that occurred in Butambala on the night of January 16, during the post-election period. The violence reportedly claimed several lives at his home.
He was subsequently charged with terrorism alongside 25 others before the Butambala Magistrate’s Court and remanded to prison, where he has spent nearly six months.
According to the prosecution, Kivumbi and his co-accused orchestrated attacks on Kibibi Police Station, the Butambala Electoral Commission tally centre, and other targets between January 11 and January 17, 2026.
The state alleges that the attacks were intended to influence government actions or intimidate the public, resulting in the deaths of seven people.
