Summary
Ugandan police have arrested Muwanga Kivumbi, a lawmaker connected to opposition leader Bobi Wine, accusing him of organizing violent attacks after recent elections. This comes amid claims of election violence, with conflicting reports on the number of casualties. President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, and tensions have risen as the opposition contests the results.
Key Facts
- Ugandan police arrested Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Bobi Wine's National Unity Platform.
- Kivumbi is accused of organizing attacks on a police station and vote-tallying center.
- His party denies these accusations and disputes the police's account of events.
- Police reported seven people were killed in the violence, while Kivumbi claims 10 died at his residence.
- President Museveni has been re-elected for a seventh term amid these tensions.
- Bobi Wine, in hiding, denounces the election results as fraudulent and speaks of a crackdown on activists.
- Uganda's army chief reported 22 opposition supporters were killed in election-related violence.
- Museveni first gained power in 1986 and will have served 45 years by the end of his next term.
