“Brig. Gen. Abdul Rugumayo Sent People to Kill Me!” Lt. Mabonga Names Names.

Ladies and gentlemen, Lt. Herbert Mabonga Matanda is now coming forward with explosive claims about corruption, deadly plots, and what he describes as a dangerous network operating within Uganda’s security and intelligence establishment. In our latest conversation, Mabonga tells me that while investigating corruption, lawlessness, and impunity, he became a target for assassination. He specifically accuses Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence, Brigadier General Abdul Rugumayo, of sending people to kill him. These are serious allegations, and Mabonga says he is prepared to reveal what he knows. His account takes us back to 2025, when his senior officer, Brigadier General Tom Kikoyo Kabuye, then Assistant Chief of Defence Intelligence, was found dead on a Sunday morning in Kikyusa Town Council, Luwero District. Mabonga says that, at the time, he was working under Kabuye. The two officers had reportedly been investigating patterns of corruption within government, particularly in the security and intelligence systems. According to Mabonga, they had compiled files containing evidence and were preparing to meet President Museveni to present their findings. But then Kabuye was found dead. And Mabonga now claims that, in the weeks that followed, he too became a target because certain people wanted to destroy the evidence they had collected. And the allegations do not stop there. Mabonga also makes a startling claim about the June 3, 2025, bombing at Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine. While authorities attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, Mabonga alleges that it was an inside job involving individuals within the security establishment, including Brigadier General Abdul Rugumayo. That allegation has not been independently established here, and it raises serious questions that require credible evidence and an independent investigation. He also gives me a glimpse into another controversial episode involving Portuguese gold dealer Cohen Carlos, proprietor of Kampala-based Feldstein Co. Ltd., alleging that Carlos was targeted before President Museveni intervened. So what exactly did Mabonga and his former superior uncover? Why does he believe the evidence they collected made him a target? What does he know about Kabuye’s death, the Munyonyo bombing, and the gold dealer’s saga? And who, according to Mabonga, is still hunting him down? Mabonga says he knows the danger he faces—and he has a defiant message for those he believes are pursuing him: they will not catch him. Tonight, we examine Mabonga’s latest revelations, the allegations he has made against powerful figures, and the unanswered questions surrounding his account.