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January 23, 2026
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Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence

Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence

The police have said that seven people were killed in the incident, but the politician has given a different account, saying that 10 people were killed at his home as they waited for parliamentary election results. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Ugandan police have arrested Muwanga Kivumbi, a lawmaker and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, over alleged involvement in post-election violence. Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine's National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organizing attacks on a police station and a vote-tallying center following the recent elections.

  • Police report seven people killed in the incidents, while Kivumbi claims ten people died at his home.
  • The arrest comes after President Yoweri Museveni's re-election for a seventh term, during which he warned opposition figures about planned attacks.
  • Bobi Wine, who fled his home after the elections, has denounced the results as "fake" and alleged a "silent massacre" targeting activists, claiming over 100 people have been killed in election violence.

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