KAMPALA
Uganda’s elite Special Forces Command (SFC) has raided and cordoned off the headquarters of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) in Kampala, according to a statement from party president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine.
“SFC soldiers have just raided and cordoned off our headquarters! Ugandans at home and abroad must rise up and protest against Museveni and his brutal son!” Bobi Wine posted on social media.
The raid comes just hours before a planned solidarity gathering at Makerere-Kavule in support of Edward Ssebuwufu, also known as Eddie Mutwe, a close aide and head of security for Bobi Wine. Mutwe has been missing for several days, and in a chilling admission earlier this week, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba—son of President Yoweri Museveni and Chief of Defence Forces—claimed the opposition figure was being detained in his private basement.
Gen. Muhoozi allegedly stated that Eddie Mutwe was being “taught Runyankore,” the language of the Banyankore people of western Uganda, from where President Museveni hails. The region has long been accused of monopolizing power and resources under Museveni’s rule, fueling ethnic and political tensions.
“Eddie Mutwe is all of us. Today it is him, tomorrow it could be any one of us,” Bobi Wine added in a follow-up appeal, calling for mass peaceful protests across Uganda and the diaspora.
The NUP had planned today’s gathering as a non-partisan event to rally support for all political detainees, describing it as a moment for “Ugandans of good conscience” to unite.
Security forces have yet to issue a statement on the raid or the status of Mutwe’s detention. Human rights groups have previously accused the Ugandan government of abductions, torture, and unlawful detentions of opposition supporters, particularly in the run-up to and aftermath of elections.
This is a developing story. Updates will follow as more information becomes available.
