NUP's Ssenyonyi, Rubongoya arrested by Police, UPDF

The NUP leaders along with several others were rounded up at Rubis fuel station in Kamwokya and driven off to Kira Road Police station.

The arrest followed a long standoff between the party leaders, a handful of NUP members, journalists, and security personnel.

The Police and Military deployed in large numbers around Kamwokya to block a planned parallel Independence Day address that the party president and fellow leaders planned to hold at their offices.

After sealing off the party offices, the Police and the army intercepted Rubongoya and his team at the fuel station and ordered them to leave the area.

Efforts to reason with the heavily armed security officials were futile.

In the end, the leaders were forcefully grabbed and bundled into a waiting grey “drone” van and whisked off.

Moments later, NUP President Bobi Wine communicated through his X page that the officials were being detained at Kira Road Police Station 

“After raiding our headquarters to prevent us from addressing the country on Uganda's 61st 'independence' day, police and the military have proceeded to arrest party leaders and supporters,” he revealed.

“ The Secretary General @DavidLRubongoya, Spokesperson Hon. @JoelSsenyonyi and scores of other comrades are now detained at Kira Road and other Police Stations around the city. We owe it to ourselves to resist this impunity!”

According to Bobi Wine, they planned to use the Independence Day celebrations to hold prayers for party members who have been killed, detained, and disappeared over the past years.