The wife of former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) spokesperson Charles Twiine has voiced her deep frustration with what she calls the dismissive and opaque response from security authorities following her husband’s unexplained disappearance.
Kate Kabagenyi claims her efforts to meet with Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abas Byakagaba—reportedly the last person Twiine met before going missing—have repeatedly been denied.
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“I’ve tried several times to meet the IGP, but I’ve been blocked from accessing his office,” Kabagenyi said. “My husband was summoned by him, and he didn’t even know why. I believe the IGP holds the key to finding out what happened to him after that meeting.”
Twiine was summoned to meet the IGP on May 13 and instructed to appear the following day. According to Kabagenyi, the reason for the meeting was never shared with him.
Sources indicate that Twiine did meet with the IGP and his deputy, Maj. Gen. James Ochaya, in a roughly 40-minute meeting. Afterward, he was allegedly handed over to Special Forces Command (SFC) operatives waiting in a vehicle at the police headquarters in Naguru.
Since that encounter, Twiine has not been seen, and all his phone lines have gone silent. His vehicle, however, remains parked at the Naguru police facility.
“I saw his car still parked there just yesterday,” Kabagenyi said. “His colleagues confirmed they saw him, but no one knows what happened next. All I want is for the IGP to explain what happened after their meeting. I’ve only read in newspapers that SFC took him, but I can’t verify that unless the IGP confirms it.”
She added that efforts to track him through military channels have failed, especially since police haven’t officially acknowledged that SFC was involved.
At the time of his disappearance, Twiine had already resigned and was due to retire in September. He was reportedly planning to run for Parliament in the 2026 elections.
His sudden vanishing has sparked concern within the police, with some officers quietly expressing fear for their own safety. In a twist of irony, Twiine had recently posted a message on X (formerly Twitter) that appeared to endorse state-led abductions and torture.
In a May 4 post, he wrote about his upcoming retirement and joked about becoming a “dreadlocked instructor” who would build a house with two basements and “teach Runyankore like a boss.” The message seemed to echo a controversial post by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who claimed responsibility for abducting and torturing Eddie Mutwe, the bodyguard of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine).
Muhoozi’s post described in graphic detail how he tortured Mutwe and forced him to learn Runyankore—language echoed in Twiine’s own tweet. Now, with Twiine himself allegedly abducted, questions are being raised about the very practices he appeared to support.
Both police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke and SFC spokesperson Maj. Jimmy Omara have stated they are unaware of Twiine’s whereabouts.
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