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Heavy security in Butambala as Muwanga Kivumbi re-appears in court for bail application
Court is expected to give a ruling on the substantiality of the sureties that the former Butambala MP presented for his bail in a fresh case of inciting violence and managing an unlawful society.
National Unity Platform deputy president for Buganda region, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, arriving at Butambala Chief Magistrate Court. (Photo by Simon Ssekidde)
By: Simon Ssekidde, Journalist @New Vision
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There is heavy security at Butambala Grade One Magistrate's Court as National Unity Platform deputy president for the Buganda region, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, is Tuesday scheduled to appear again before the court for his bail application.
Court is expected to give a ruling on the substantiality of the sureties that the former Butambala MP presented for his bail in a fresh case of inciting violence and managing an unlawful society.
Prosecution alleges that on July 9, 2026, while at his home in Bugoye within Gombe Town Council, Butambala District, Kivumbi organised or supported actions to unlawfully overthrow the Government of the Republic of Uganda.
The state further alleges that Kivumbi hosted a gathering of hundreds of people and during this meeting, he incited the public to rebel and disrupt the activities of the Government of the Republic of Uganda.
The state further alleges that Kivumbi hosted a gathering of hundreds of people and during this meeting, he incited the public to rebel and disrupt the activities of the Government of the Republic of Uganda.
In the second count, prosecution alleges that Kivumbi and others still at large attempted to manage an unlawful society by mobilising citizens to stage violent protests with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the democratically elected government of Uganda. During the court proceedings on July 29, Kivumbi denied the charges.
Defence lawyers led by the senior counsel Medard Lubega Sseggona asked court to grant Kivumbi bail on grounds that it is his constitutional right and that he was brutally arrested and tortured while under detention by security forces
Lawyers asserted that Kivumbi needed urgent medical attention from specialised doctors, which he had failed to get while under detention. Kivumbi was remanded to Kitalya Prisons until Tuesday (August 11) when court will convene to pronounce itself on the validity of the sureties he presented before court.
Before the latest case came up, Kivumbi, together with 23 others, had been charged with terrorism before the International Crimes Division of the High Court, and he had been released on bail.
Defence lawyers led by the senior counsel Medard Lubega Sseggona asked court to grant Kivumbi bail on grounds that it is his constitutional right and that he was brutally arrested and tortured while under detention by security forces
Lawyers asserted that Kivumbi needed urgent medical attention from specialised doctors, which he had failed to get while under detention. Kivumbi was remanded to Kitalya Prisons until Tuesday (August 11) when court will convene to pronounce itself on the validity of the sureties he presented before court.
Before the latest case came up, Kivumbi, together with 23 others, had been charged with terrorism before the International Crimes Division of the High Court, and he had been released on bail.