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Tunachokijua(What we Know):
Ofwono Opondo (OO), the National Resistance Movement (NRM) MP representing older persons in eastern Uganda, had already challenged the conduct of security agencies in Parliament.
During a debate on missing persons and alleged human rights violations on October 22, 2026, he pressed the government to explain how security officers were carrying out arrests and called for an investigation into alleged abuses.
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, later gave Opondo seven days to apologise “on his knees”, after Opondo questioned the circumstances of former deputy army chief Peter Elwelu’s surrender.
Claim:
A post circulating on x by account iamthezad claims that OO is feared dead after he went missing last night according to his family.
Findings:
Ofwono Opondo publicly denied running out of the country. In a post on X on dated November 6, 2026, he wrote responding to Gen Muhoozi' “I haven’t FLED +256. Am out on official @UG_Parliament work. I will return when my engagements are done. I have no reason to leave my country & government.
Ofwono Opondo confirmed he was back in Uganda. On November 7, 2026, he posted that he had returned at 01:15am from Dar es Salaam on @UG_Airlines. This shows he was alive and travelling, and it contradicts the claim that he was missing or killed.
Verdict: FALSE
Ofwono Opondo was not missing or dead. He said he was abroad on official parliamentary work and confirmed his return to Uganda on November 7, 2026.
