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NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu at NUP Headquarters in Makerere addressing Ugandans on tribalism sentiments in Mutwe's arrest. (Photo by Milton Niinga)
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By Milton Niinga
The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has written to Ankole elders, expressing concern over what he described as tribalistic remarks made by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba regarding the arrest of his bodyguard, Edward Ssebuufu, also known as Eddie Mutwe.
Ssebuufu was arrested on April 29, 2025, in Kiwanga, Mukono District, and later remanded to Masaka Central Prison after being charged by Masaka Grade One Magistrate Abraham Kaiza with assault and aggravated robbery.
Speaking to journalists at the NUP headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, Kampala, Kyagulanyi criticized the ruling NRM government for what he termed “divisive politics” aimed at prolonging President Yoweri Museveni’s stay in power.
NUP party leaders at press conference in Makerere Kavule in Kampala. (Photo by Milton Niinga)
Gen. Muhoozi sparked controversy when he posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account, claiming that Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers had captured Ssebuufu “like a grasshopper” and that he was learning Runyankore in the basement of an undisclosed building.
"Gen. Muhoozi confirmed that he was holding Eddie Mutwe five days after his disappearance. He posted on social media that Ssebuufu was in his custody, had been shaved, and that he was planning to castrate him," Kyagulanyi said.
NUP supporters showing their courage to fight on miltary dictatorship at Makerere Kaavule during the press conference. (Photo by Milton Niinga)
Tensions between Kyagulanyi and Muhoozi intensified further after the latter allegedly threatened to behead Kyagulanyi via social media, prompting the opposition leader to raise concerns for his personal safety.
“I have two scars on my head caused by President Museveni’s army. This should worry all Ugandans, especially the families of Achilleo Kivumbi, Gaddafi Mugumya, and Grace Wakabi, who were recently arrested,” Kyagulanyi added.
“This is not a war against the Banyankore. It is a struggle by Ugandans against President Museveni’s military dictatorship of over three decades.”
Referring to the charges brought against Ssebuufu, Kyagulanyi condemned Gen. Muhoozi for "playing tribal cards" in sensitive national matters.
“When President Museveni’s son and current Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said he was teaching Eddie Mutwe Runyankore in a military dungeon, I was deeply disturbed,” Kyagulanyi said.
“Since when did our national struggle against dictatorship turn into a tribal war involving all Ugandans against the Banyankore?”
Parents of abducted supporters of NUP including Achilleo Kivumbi, Gaddafi Mugumya and Grace Wakabi crying to government to release their children. (Photo by Milton Niinga)
Kyagulanyi said he has written to elders from Ankole, urging them to speak out against what he called immoral and tribalistic actions by Gen. Muhoozi.
“If you do not distance yourselves from President Museveni and his son—who are dragging all Banyankore onto their sinking ship—then the Banyankore will ultimately pay for it,” he warned.
Kyagulanyi also mentioned that other individuals, including Achilleo Kivumbi, Gaddafi Mugumya, and Grace Wakabi, were abducted last month and charged before the Masaka Magistrates Court with aggravated robbery.
The trio is accused of robbing journalists of valuable property and money during a burial ceremony in Manja Village, Kiwangala Sub-county, Lwengo District, last year.
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