Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has denied allegations that he mobilised supporters to attack police officers with machetes, saying the violence in the district stemmed from a security operation at his home that left about 10 people dead.
Speaking to journalists at his residence in Bugoye village, Gombe Sub-county, Butambala District, Kivumbi described the accusations against him as false and malicious, arguing that they were intended to justify what he termed a brutal crackdown on his supporters.
“Apart from blocking me from campaigning and arresting my supporters, they were not satisfied. They later decided to come to my home and attack people who had gathered peacefully after the election,” Kivumbi said.
He said his supporters had assembled at his home after preliminary results from polling stations indicated he had won the parliamentary race and were preparing to proceed to the district headquarters for the official declaration of results.
