According to a statement by the Ssezibwa regional police spokesperson, Hellen Butoto, the violence started during the voting as 52 people hatched a plan to cause violence and disrupt the voting process

The Uganda Police has revealed that over 81 people, including Members of Parliament, have been arrested in relation to what the authorities claim is an attempt to sow division and spread violence in the aftermath of the Kayunga by-election.

According to a statement by the Ssezibwa regional police spokesperson, Hellen Butoto, the violence started during the voting as 52 people hatched a plan to cause violence and disrupt the voting process.

"Although no specific threats were directed towards the electoral process, we picked credible intelligence about groups that were being mobilized to cause violence and disrupt the voting process. As a result, 81 suspects including four MPs were arrested, for campaigning beyond the deadline, disobedience of orders and for violating the curfew provisions," Butoto said.

Butoto said three legislators as Lubaga South's Aloysius Mukasa, David Kalwanga(Busujju in Mityana district), Charles Tebandeke for Bbaale Constituency and David Serumaga for Makindye Sabagabo whom she said were arrested on allegations of voter bribery.

Now the violence is simmering to a boil as supporters of the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) candidate Harriet Nakweede cry foul over an election result that they claim was rigged.

According to the Electoral Commission (EC) Muwonge scored 31830 votes against NUP’s Nakweede who scored 31308, but NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi AKA Bobi Wine has accused the ruling party, NRM, of stealing the election.

During the election, however, the NRM Secretary General, Richard Todwong accused opposition political parties, namely NUP, of trying to rig the Kayunga LC5 by-election.

"From the time polling stations were opened, we have been getting information that our friends from other political parties were planning to stuff ballots in some polling stations. We reported this to security forces and the situation has calmed down," Todwong told journalists on Thursday.

As both sides cry foul and people are arrested in the process, the security situation in Kayunga sits on a time bomb that may explode with even more violence.