First Son Gen Muhoozi brands brother-in-law as Uganda’s ‘biggest thief’

Gen Muhoozi, who is President Yoweri Museveni’s first-born son and serves as the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) of the national army took to X to make the shocking allegation against Mr Odrek Rwabwogo.

Rwabwogo is the husband of Muhoozi’s sister, Pastor Patience Rwabwogo.

“Mzee, you arrested my friend, Michael Mawanda and you are comfortable taking pictures with the BIGGEST THIEF in Uganda,” posted Gen Muhoozi.

The CDF was referring to the recent arrest of the Igara East MP on corruption allegations.

Mawanda holds the position of Director for Mobilization in the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU).

He was arrested with fellow MPs Paul Akamba and Ignatius Wamakuyu Mudimi and remanded to Luzira Prison over allegations of corruption involving the mismanagement of UGX 164 billion intended for the compensation of war-affected cooperative societies in Uganda.

The charges include theft, embezzlement, and conspiracy to defraud. Investigations revealed irregularities such as inflated payments and funds being diverted to non-existent claimants.

Gen Muhoozi previously claimed that Mawanda was being targeted for his political affiliations.

The attack on his brother-in-law, however, caught many by surprise

Mr Rwabwogo runs an entity called The Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), which was commissioned by President Museveni in 2022.

The committee describes itself as a think tank that advises President Museveni on strategic and systemic interventions, aimed at accelerating export growth and industrial development for national transformation

he committee in the recent past has faced questions about its approach, particularly the significant changes proposed to traditional systems in Uganda's export and industrial sectors.

Additionally, there is scepticism about whether PACEID's ambitious goals—such as doubling Uganda's export value by 2028—are realistic given the current infrastructural and market challenges.

President Museveni however, has reportedly Mr Rwabwogo’s initiative and its focus on adding value to Uganda's agricultural products as well as its ambitious goal of increasing the country's export revenue from under $5 billion to $12 billion by 2028.