By Aggrey Baba
Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has come out guns blazing after the Ugandan government accused German Ambassador H.E. Matthias Schauer of backing rebel groups in a bizarre twist that has left many stunned.
In a fiery post on his X handle today, Saturday, Kyagulanyi described the claims as not only baseless, but also a clear sign of a regime growing increasingly afraid of its own shadow.
“This is an all-too-familiar script by the regime. They manufacture enemies and imaginary threats just to dodge accountability and justify their persecution of those demanding an end to dictatorship and corruption,” the NUP leader said.
The accusations stem from an official statement issued by the Ministry of Defence, which links Ambassador Schauer and other European diplomats to rebel groups allegedly seeking to topple President Museveni’s government.
Signed by UPDF’s Col. Chris Magezi, the statement goes further to claim that many of those rebels are supporters of NUP.
Bit the singer turned politician insists this is merely retaliation after EU envoys, including Ambassador Schauer, recently met Gen. Salim Saleh in Gulu and raised concerns over the threatening social media posts made by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Museveni’s son, following their earlier visit to NUP headquarters, in Kavule.
“As soon as the ambassadors called out the CDF’s reckless threats, the regime panicked. Now they’re hurling wild accusations,” [like a madman who burns down his own hut to catch a rat] Kyagulanyi remarked.
He noted that this pattern of deflection is well-known to Ugandans, that whenever the regime is cornered over human rights abuses, corruption, or public outcry, it resorts to labeling critics as terrorists and foreign puppets.
“The same way they abduct, torture and make our comrades disappear, is the same way they lie to the world that we are rebels. [It’s the same song, only the drumbeat changes],” Kyagulanyi said.
He called on the international community not to be fooled, saying, “We hope the world sees these tactics for what they are. This is a regime in free fall, clutching at straws. The hunter is now crying foul when the bush rustles.”
Despite the intensifying threats and propaganda, Kyagulanyi said the NUP and its supporters remain undeterred. “The well-meaning people of Uganda will not be cowed into silence,” he declared. “We shall continue using lawful and peaceful means to end this regime of blood and shame.”
In Luganda, elders say “Obulabe tebubulirwa lubaale”—you don’t warn the gods of danger. But in today’s Uganda, the ones supposed to protect the people are the ones hunting them, while the world watches in disbelief.
As the 2026 elections approach, one thing is clear: the storm is gathering, and the truth, no matter how long buried, always finds its way to the surface. (For comments on this story, get back to us on 0705579994 [WhatsApp line], 0779411734 & 041 4674611 or email us at mulengeranews@gmail.com).
