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Butambala court grants bail to NUP's Muwanga Kivumbi and most co-accused in terrorism case

Justice & Court Rulings Verified Butambala 9 Jul 2026 Severity: 1/5

According to ChimpReports, Chief Magistrate Ssejemba Deogratius of the Butambala Chief Magistrate's Court granted bail to NUP vice president for Buganda Muwanga Kivumbi on a Shs10 million cash bond and conditions including surrendering his passport, and to most of his 24 co-accused; six bail applications were deferred over inadequate sureties. Prosecutors accuse the group of terrorism over attacks on Kibibi Police Station and the Butambala Electoral Commission tally centre in January that they say left seven people dead, which Kivumbi denies.

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