National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya has been arrested.
The party said Rubongoya was arrested Wednesday with his driver, Agaba Gordon.
They are currently detained at Nateete Police Station.
According to the party, they are being held on allegations of threatening violence in the recently concluded Omoro by-election.
“Today morning while driving via wandegeya with my driver Agaba Gordon, a traffic officer stopped us and claimed that my car is wanted on allegations of having committed a crime during the recently concluded by-election in Omoro,” Rubongoya said on his official handle.
Rubongoya and his driver were briefly arrested at Wandegeya Police station and later released.
They proceeded to attend Hon Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Sewanyana’s court trial.
“However, Gordon was later driven to Natete Police Station. After court I passed by Natete Police Station to follow up and I’ve also been re-arrested,” he added.