Police have said they are still investigating circumstances surrounding the alleged kidnap of Charles Bukenya, aka Muvawala, the vice president of the Uganda North America Association(UNAA) .
Muvawala, also a journalist and opposition National Unity Platform(NUP) supporter last week went missing under mysterious circumstances.
He was later found dumped in Buliisa with what seemed like torture marks allover his body.
Addressing journalists on Monday, Police spokesperson, Kituuma Rusoke said when the incident happened, Muvawala’s driver, one Businge reported the matter to Old Kampala Police Station .
“He narrated that he was in sauna at Happy Boys bar in Nakulabye and stayed there up to around 1am when Muvawala told him( driver) driver he was going to an ATM to carry out transaction. After a while, the driver started calling him and calls went unanswered which caused him to suspect something was not okay. He went and made an entry at Old Kampala police station,” Rusoke said.
“Muvawala later got time to send a message to his driver that he had been kidnapped.”
He noted that following the report, police interested itself into the matter.
“The CCTV footage we have come across shows at one point Muvawala leaves the bar, meets some people we haven’t yet identified, has short conversation and then took a motorcycle and it is the last time police monitors his movements.”
Rusoke said in the evening of March, 7, Muvawala’s brother informed police that he had been dumped by his captors under unclear circumstances.
“When we wanted to engage Businge, he advised us that for any further details we speak to NUP Secretary General , Lewis Rubongoya and deputy spokesperson Mufumbiro.”
According to police, these circumstances don’t add up but appealed to all parties involved to coordinate with police to help in investigations.
“Police doors are open to listen to his side of the story to see how much we can help.”
Rusoke however said he cant draw conclusion on the matter.
“It would be a total misrepresentation for me to say Muvawala kidnapped himself. There is no conclusive evidence to point to what exactly happened. I cant accuse him of what he didn’t do( self-kidnap) and police cant be accused of what it didnt do( kindap).”
Last week, the National Unity Platform said Muvawala had been abducted and later dumped by his captors.
