KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan police on Thursday detained a former prime minister who last month announced he would seek the presidency amid a political dispute with the country’s long-serving leader.
Amama Mbabazi was arrested as he traveled from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, to a town in eastern Uganda where he planned to consult with his supporters. Police had warned he faced arrest if he proceeded with the trip without first getting the support of the ruling party, of which he is a member, but Mbabazi insisted that as a presidential aspirant he needed no one’s approval to consult across the country.
Police took “preventive action” against Mbabazi, Andrew Felix Kaweesi, an assistant inspector general of police, told reporters Thursday.
“He is now under incarceration,” Kaweesi said.
