Butambala court grants bail to ex-MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi on incitement charges

Butambala Chief Magistrate's Court granted bail to former Butambala County MP and NUP vice president for Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, ordering a Shs3m cash payment and non-cash bonds of Shs2m for each surety, according to the Daily Monitor. He faces charges of inciting violence and managing an unlawful society; prosecutors allege he urged the public to rise against the government at a gathering in Butambala in July 2026. The newspaper reports that he had secured bail on terrorism charges at the International Crimes Division of the High Court on the same day.