Two members of the campaign security team of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, remain in detention, sparking fresh concerns from their families over their continued incarceration.
The officers—identified as Sizomu Sula and Joshua Kigyenyi—are still being held despite several of their colleagues, who were also attached to Kyagulanyi’s campaign, having been released. Reports indicate that the two have recorded multiple statements with authorities but have yet to be freed.
The wife of Sizomu Sula, who declined to be named, is now demanding his unconditional release, questioning why her husband was arrested after serving in an official capacity during the campaign period.
She said Sula was injured while on duty in Mukono after being struck by a teargas canister but received first aid from medics accompanying the campaign team. Following the incident, he reportedly informed his superiors in the police and withdrew from active deployment.
According to her, the situation took a turn after the elections when Sula was summoned by his superiors, only to be arrested instead.
“Shortly after the elections, he was called by his bosses, but to our surprise, he was arrested, humiliated, handcuffed, and detained,” she said.
She is now calling on both Kyagulanyi and the government to explain the circumstances surrounding her husband’s detention, insisting that he neither deployed himself nor acted outside his assigned duties.
The issue was recently raised before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, where David Waswa, head of the police Counter-Terrorism Division, confirmed the arrests.
According to Waswa, the officers were detained after demanding payment for services they claimed to have rendered while providing security during the campaign. He clarified that such payments fall under the responsibility of the Electoral Commission of Uganda, not the Uganda Police Force.
Waswa declined to disclose the exact location where the officers are being held, stating that he would need to consult further before confirming their whereabouts. He added that cases involving officers are typically handled internally, often under disciplinary procedures.
The arrests occurred during a tense post-election period, when Kyagulanyi went into hiding amid fears of arrest following the January 15 presidential election, in which he lost to incumbent Yoweri Museveni.
Since then, his residence in Magere had remained under heavy security deployment, with restricted access, until security forces withdrew recently after his departure from the country.
The continued detention of the two officers now raises questions about accountability and due process, particularly for personnel assigned to official campaign duties.
