By Kabuye Ronald
Butambala County Member of Parliament also National Unity Platform NUP Deputy President Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been charged with terrorism and remanded to prison until February 3, 2026, following his appearance before the Butambala Magistrate Court on Thursday.
Kivumbi was presented before court amid tight security and formally charged with terrorism-related offences. The court ordered that he be remanded and return on February 3, 2026, for further mention of the case.
Court proceedings were marked by a heavy security presence. At about 2:00pm, a convoy of vehicles arrived at the court premises, beginning with a car ferrying the government prosecutor and case files from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Roughly ten minutes later, additional vehicles escorted by officers from the Joint Anti-Terrorism (JAT) unit delivered Kivumbi to court under heavy security deployment.
While presenting the prosecution’s case, Assistant DPP Racheal Bikhole told court that Kivumbi, together with other suspects still at large, allegedly committed acts intended to intimidate the Government of Uganda and the general public for political purposes.
According to the prosecution, the alleged acts were committed between November 11 and November 17 in the areas of Kibibi and Gombe in Butambala District. The suspects are accused of planning attacks on the Kibibi and Butambala police stations, as well as the offices of the Electoral Commission in the district.
Kivumbi did not take plea, as terrorism charges can only be tried by the High Court. Investigations into the matter are ongoing as authorities continue to pursue other suspects said to be connected to the case.
