Comedian Obed Lubega, popularly known as Reign, and other National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters have been temporarily freed on medical grounds following their arrest during Bobi Wine Day activities in Kampala.
NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said Reign, Buwembo and other supporters appeared before City Hall Court on Monday, October 5, 2026, after being arrested near Kitebi Primary School grounds on Sunday.
Rubongoya said the group was examined at City Hall Clinic before being referred to Lubaga Hospital for X-rays and further medical examinations.
He alleged that the suspects had been assaulted and pepper-sprayed during their arrest.
“Having been heavily assaulted and pepper sprayed, they’ve been temporarily freed on medical grounds after being referred by City Hall Clinic to Lubaga Hospital for X-ray and other medical examinations,” Rubongoya said.
He added that the group remained in good spirits, saying, “Supporting NUP is not a crime!”
The group was arrested after travelling to Kitebi to attend a football match involving NUP elected leaders and party supporters, commonly known as “foot soldiers.”
The match was part of activities organised for the second edition of Bobi Wine Day, a monthly NUP mobilisation campaign held on the first Sunday of every month in solidarity with party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine.
