US EditionEddie Mutwe: Anger as Uganda's Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba says he's holding Bobi Wine's bodyguard
- Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni, announced he is holding Edward Sebuufu, Bobi Wine's missing bodyguard, since April 27 near Kiwango.
- Sebuufu was abducted by armed men in civilian clothes and military fatigues travelling in a police van, while the opposition and rights groups say the detention is politically motivated amid election tensions.
- Kainerugaba posted a photo of Sebuufu half-naked and clean-shaven, boasting of detaining him 'in my basement' and saying he would release him only if the president orders.
- The Ugandan Law Society and Human Rights Commission condemned the detention as part of a crackdown to silence dissent, with public outrage expressed through the #FreeEddieMutwe campaign.
- This case highlights escalating repression of opposition ahead of Uganda's January 2026 elections, as Bobi Wine prepares to challenge Museveni amid concerns over human rights abuses.
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Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly confirmed that Edward Ssebufu—better known as Eddie Mutwe—the personal bodyguard of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, is in military custody. Mutwe had been reported missing since Sunday evening, after being allegedly abducted by men in both plainclothes and military fatigues at Kiwango trading centre in Mukono Municipality. In a series of controv…
UHRC Orders Immediate Release of Bobi Wine's Bodyguard Eddie Mutwe
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has issued a release order directing the Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) to release Edward Rogers Ssebufu, commonly known as Eddie Mutwe, with immediate effect. The directive was issued on Friday, May 2, 2025, by UHRC Chairperson Mariam Wangadya. She stated that the Commission is satisfied that Ssebufu is being unlawfully detained or restri…
Wangadya orders for release of Eddie Mutwe
Eddie Mutwe KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission written to the Chief of Defence Forces asking for the immediate release of Edward Rodgers Ssebuufu. The Commission‘s Chairperson, Mariam Wangadya in a release order letter dated 2nd May 2025 directed Muhoozi Kainerugaba to release Ssebuufu aka Eddie Mutwe immediately. Eddie Mutwe, one of Robert Kyagulanyi’s (Bobi Wine) personal body guards has been under military …
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