After an almost month-long sabbatical from posting on his favourite platform, X, Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has returned to social media with a fresh barrage of threats, this time putting his brother-in-law, Odrek Rwabwogo, and the presidential advisory body he chairs firmly in his crosshairs.In a series of posts on Tuesday, Muhoozi declared the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) an “illegal organisation” and warned that its members would be arrested immediately.“We are going to arrest ALL the members of PACEID involved in corruption,” Muhoozi wrote, before adding that one person had already been arrested, although he did not identify the suspect or disclose the alleged offence. He subsequently warned radio and television stations against giving PACEID officials airtime, saying they would face “severe consequences”. Muhoozi has previously come through with the media threats after he closed down Nation Media Group offices for more than a month. The unusually direct intervention has revived a long-running and increasingly public feud between Muhoozi and Rwabwogo, who is married to President Museveni’s daughter, Patience Rwabwogo, making him the CDF’s brother-in-law.Over the past two years, the two have traded public accusations over corruption, governance, political influence and the direction of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.Muhoozi has previously accused Rwabwogo of corruption and, in August 2024, publicly described him as “Uganda’s biggest thief” while questioning his activities at PACEID. Rwabwogo rejected the accusations as lies and dismissed the attacks as a distraction from his work.PACEID, which was established by President Yoweri Museveni, is intended to advise government on exports and industrial development and has been associated with efforts to expand Uganda’s export markets, promote value addition and improve the country’s industrial competitiveness. Rwabwogo has been its chairman and has regularly represented the committee in engagements involving trade, investment and economic transformation.The body has, however, increasingly attracted criticism from sections of Muhoozi’s loyalists. In recent months, Kasambya County MP Daudi Kabanda, a prominent ally of Muhoozi and a leading figure in his Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) political outfit, has repeatedly accused Rwabwogo of corruption, land grabbing and abusing his proximity to the President. Rwabwogo has strongly rejected the allegations and accused Kabanda of attempting to undermine the NRM. PACEID itself has described the attacks as a coordinated social media campaign containing falsehoods, distortions and personal attacks intended to damage the institution and its chairman. The committee said it welcomes scrutiny and accountability but rejected what it called malicious propaganda. Rwabwogo has also emerged as an increasingly outspoken critic of what he considers excesses within government and the ruling movement. In public addresses, he has raised concerns about governance, accountability, freedom of expression and the consequences of using state power to silence dissent.He has warned that creating an atmosphere of fear could undermine the political legacy built by the NRM during its decades in power and could ultimately hurt Uganda’s economic ambitions by discouraging investment. His interventions have put him at odds with sections of the Muhoozi camp, particularly PLU activists who have portrayed him as a threat to their political project.The disagreement has also increasingly acquired a succession dimension. Muhoozi has openly expressed presidential ambitions in the past and has built a political organisation around PLU, although he has not formally been constitutionally designated as President Museveni’s successor. Rwabwogo, meanwhile, has been mentioned by political observers as a potential alternative centre of influence within the First Family, although he has not publicly declared a presidential bid. The latest confrontation comes just days after Patience Rwabwogo was consecrated as an Episcopal bishop of Covenant Nations Church in a ceremony attended by President Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, Patience’s sister Natasha Museveni and her husband Edwin Karugire among other family members. Rwabwogo watches on as wife Patience is consecrated as BishopMuhoozi’s reported absence from the family milestone attracted attention and was interpreted by some commentators against the backdrop of his strained relationship with his brother-in-law. There is, however, no verified public explanation linking his absence to the feud.Kabanda further stirred the controversy by responding to a congratulatory message about Patience’s consecration with the terse question: “Which milestone?” The comment drew criticism because of its timing and because Kabanda has been engaged in a bitter public dispute with Patience’s husband.Muhoozi widens his warningsThe PACEID attack was only part of Gen Kainerugaba’s latest social-media offensive. He also renewed his pressure on Türkiye over the continued presence of Ugandan dissident Fred Lumbuye, demanding that Ankara hand him over or expel him from the country. Earlier, the CDF had called for demonstrations outside the Turkish Embassy in Kampala over the matter, although the planned protest was later postponed. He has now called for the “biggest demonstration Uganda has ever seen at the Turkish embassy on the 1st of September.”KIZZA BESIGYEHis latest posts also touched on the prosecution of opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, suggesting that the matter was now in the hands of his uncle, Gen Salim Saleh.Saleh has indeed previously intervened in the politically sensitive cases involving Besigye and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. In a June 28 open letter to Muhoozi, Saleh called for Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Norbert Mao to be briefed on the cases, citing the minister’s responsibility to explain government action to the public.Besigye is facing treason charges alongside his co-accused Obeid Lutale. He has denied the allegations. His trial has been complicated by his deteriorating health and the deportation and detention of his lawyers, Martha Karua and Lukwago.Lukwago has been separately charged with misprision of treason after being arrested by security forces. Besigye collapsed during a court session in July and was subsequently admitted to intensive care, adding to concerns about his continued detention and ability to participate effectively in the proceedings.That escalation leaves the President, who created PACEID and whose son-in-law heads it, facing an increasingly conspicuous disagreement within his own family and political establishment.The post Muhoozi renews feud with brother-in-law Rwabwogo, warns media appeared first on The Observer Media Ltd.