Exiled Ugandan writer Kakwenza Rukirabasaija has made explosive allegations about the fate of missing National Unity Platform (NUP) member John Bosco Kibalama, claiming he was shot dead and secretly buried in a mass grave at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters.
In a post on X, Kakwenza said he had received information from three individuals allegedly serving within the SFC who, according to him, independently provided accounts of Kibalama’s reported killing.
“I have just received corroborating information from three independent sources in the SFC, none of whom knows the others,” Kakwenza wrote.
He alleged that Kibalama was shot dead by Asaph Nyakikuru Mweteitse using a PK light machine gun before his body was buried at the military facility.
According to the writer, the alleged burial site is located near the perimeter wall of the house formerly occupied by the late George Kanyeihamba, a former Supreme Court judge.
Kakwenza further claimed that the location contained the remains of hundreds of other Ugandans allegedly abducted during the period surrounding the 2021 general election.
“The same mass grave contains the remains of 357 other Ugandans who were abducted before, during and after the 2021 military operation masquerading as a general election,” he alleged.
The claims, which could not be independently verified, raise serious questions about the fate of people reported missing during political and security operations. However, Kakwenza did not publicly provide the evidence he said his sources possessed.
The writer also alleged that Kibalama had suffered paralysis before his reported death, drawing comparisons with opposition figure Sam Mugumya, whose circumstances he described as similarly troubling.
According to Kakwenza, Mugumya could have faced a similar fate had videos showing his condition not circulated publicly.
He claimed that following the release of the footage, Mugumya was transferred to another house near Mbuya, while guards were court-martialled and other inmates moved to Nakasongola barracks.
Kakwenza said the individuals who allegedly supplied the information had evidence but needed protection before making it available.
“The sources have proof in form of evidence, they need protection as witnesses, and also need to first be evacuated,” he wrote.
His statement raises questions about the safety of alleged witnesses and the need for independent scrutiny of the reported disappearances.
The allegations have not been independently established, and no verified evidence presented alongside the post confirms the reported killing, the existence of the alleged mass grave or the identities of those supposedly buried there.
The named individuals and relevant security authorities should have an opportunity to respond to the claims as calls for credible investigations into the fate of missing Ugandans continue.
