NUP's western coordinator charged with rash driving after weeks missing ‎

‎Bright Muhumuza, the National Unity Platform (NUP) Coordinator for Ankole sub-region, has been charged with doing a rash and negligent act.

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‎The charge comes weeks after Muhumuza went missing just before the January 15 presidential elections.

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‎For three weeks, his family had no knowledge of his whereabouts amid reports he had been abducted and held incommunicado.

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‎According to a charge sheet filed at Rwizi Region, Muhumuza allegedly drove a Toyota Prado (Reg. No. UAY) on November 8, 2025, along Kyamugolanyi Road near Rad Motel in Mbarara City.

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‎Police say he drove “so rash or negligent likely to cause harm” to SP Kenneth Kabwigo Gumisiriza. The charge was preferred by D/SSP Karugaba Collins Keith under Section 211(a) of the Penal Code Act.

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‎On Thursday, NUP General Secretary Lewis Rubongoya said Muhumuza was violently abducted and only appeared in court in Mbarara today.

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‎"Our comrade Bright Muhumuza produced before court in Mbarara three weeks since he was abducted and held incommunicado. Bright was violently abducted on 14th January," Rubongoya said.

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‎He added, "Since then, we've looked him in vain. They're charging him with doing a rash and negligent act."

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‎Muhumuza’s disappearance came on the eve of the elections.

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‎Since then, several NUP supporters in the region have reportedly gone missing, raising fears over the safety of opposition members in the post-election period.

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‎NUP says more than 3,000 of its supporters remain missing since the election period.