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Ugandan Lawmaker Arrested Amid Post-Election Violence Claims

1/23/2026

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Ugandan police arrested Muwanga Kivumbi, a lawmaker and ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for allegedly organizing attacks on police stations after the recent elections, which resulted in seven deaths.
Kivumbi claims ten people were killed at his home during the unrest.
President Yoweri Museveni, re-elected for a seventh term, accused opposition supporters of inciting violence.
Bobi Wine, currently in hiding, denounced the election results as fraudulent and reported over 100 deaths due to election violence.
Uganda has not experienced a peaceful transfer of power since its independence.

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Ugandan police arrested Muwanga Kivumbi, a lawmaker and ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for allegedly organizing attacks on police stations after the recent elections, which resulted in seven deaths.
Kivumbi claims ten people were killed at his home during the unrest.
President Yoweri Museveni, re-elected for a seventh term, accused opposition supporters of inciting violence.
Bobi Wine, currently in hiding, denounced the election results as fraudulent and reported over 100 deaths due to election violence.
Uganda has not experienced a peaceful transfer of power since its independence.