Overview

• General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni, publicly stated he is holding Eddie Mutwe, opposition leader Bobi Wine's chief bodyguard, who disappeared on April 27 near Kampala.
• Kainerugaba posted a photo of a shirtless Mutwe and threatened to castrate him, saying his release depends on Museveni's direct order.
• Ugandan police deny any knowledge of Mutwe's whereabouts, despite accusations from Wine's party of military involvement in his abduction.
• Bobi Wine condemned the abduction as evidence of growing impunity under Museveni's regime ahead of January's elections, following a raid on his party headquarters.
• Rights groups and international observers have warned of increasing human rights abuses and potential mass atrocities as Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule.