**Some of the 550 Ugandans arrested during last week’s riots over the controversial visit of a traditional king are expected in court.**They include a talk-show host, who is reportedly accused of sedition and inciting violence.
An MP from the Buganda Kingdom was arrested in a church service on Sunday, according to local media.
At least 14 people died in two days of violence, which subsided after the Buganda king called off his visit.
He had planned to tour Kayunga region, some of whose residents say they are not part of his kingdom.
The police tried to prevent the visit, fearing violence but their moves angered supporters of King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, who fought with security forces in the capital, Kampala.
Four radio stations were closed down after the government accused them of inciting violence.
The BBC’s Joshua Mmali in Kampala says the city has now returned to normal.
Radio One talk-show host Kalundi Sserumaga was arrested on Friday and is expected to appear in court on Monday.
The Daily Monitor newspaper says he is accused of sedition.
The paper also reports that opposition MP Issa Kikungwe, from the Buganda area, was arrested on Sunday in church.
It quotes a police spokeswoman as saying he was one of the ring-leaders of the violence.
The police have denied accusations that they overreacted to the protests.
Eyewitnesses say several of those killed were shot by security forces.
But police chief Maj Gen Kale Kayihura said some of the rioters had also used guns.
Meanwhile, the New Vision reported that seven more people have died of their wounds in hospital, taking the death toll to 21.
Farmland
Buganda is one of Uganda’s four ancient kingdoms and its people are Uganda’s largest ethnic group.
The country’s traditional kingdoms were banned in 1966 but reinstated by President Yoweri Museveni in 1993.
The Baganda have long called for the restoration of a federal administration that would give their largely ceremonial king the formal political power he is currently denied.
They are also seeking more control over their traditional lands, which include prime farmland they say has been taken by other ethnic groups.