More than two weeks after Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi National Unity Platform Vice President for Buganda and former Butambala MP was reportedly intercepted at a roadblock in Mpigi shortly after being granted bail, his whereabouts remain officially unknown to the public. Police have denied holding him, even as a High Court habeas corpus process unfolds and serious concerns about his safety and health mount.

This is not a routine arrest. It is a high-profile case involving a sitting political figure who had just secured judicial release on terrorism-related charges linked to post-election violence. The optics interception soon after bail, followed by official silence fuel legitimate fears of enforced disappearance, a tactic increasingly associated with Uganda's security apparatus.

A senior officer weighs in. In a widely circulated radio interview on Radio 4/103.3 FM, Lt. Gen. Proscovia Nalweyiso, a senior military officer, addressed the Kivumbi matter directly. Her tone was firm: she defended the actions of security forces and suggested that Kivumbi's outspoken criticism and political conduct have predictable consequences. While acknowledging freedom of expression, she essentially argued that it is not unlimited particularly when it challenges established authority or borders on what authorities deem destabilising.

The contradictions are stark. Authorities have publicly stated they do not know Kivumbi's location, despite the highly visible nature of his interception. The case remains active in the judicial system, with bail previously granted, yet the executive arm of government appears to operate with a parallel reality. This episode fits a worrying template: arrests of opposition figures, releases on bail, followed by re-arrests or disappearances, often justified on vague national security grounds.

Kivumbi is no ordinary citizen he has made sharp criticisms of the government, including President Museveni, the First Family, and security institutions. If credible evidence links him to violence or other crimes, he must face justice through transparent courts, not shadowy roadblocks and unexplained custody. Nalweyiso's point on the limits of expression cannot be entirely dismissed in theory, but Uganda's security agencies have repeatedly been accused of overreach, with political opponents disproportionately targeted.

Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi must be produced in court or accounted for immediately. Sixteen days is too long. The courts, the police, and the military must choose: uphold the Constitution for all citizens, or confirm the growing perception that in Uganda, power still trumps law. King Musah Media demands answers not for Kivumbi alone, but for the principle that no Ugandan should vanish into the system without trace.