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Rais wa Uganda Yoweri Museveni amemteua mwanawe Meja Jenerali Muhoozi Kainerugaba, kuwa mshauri mkuu wa raisa katika operesheni maalum.
Mke wa Museveni, Bi Janet Kataaha Museveni ni Waziri wa Elimu na Michezo, wadhifa ambao alikabidhiwa Juni mwaka jana.
Jenerali Kainerugaba amekuwa kamanda wa kikosi maalum cha wanajeshi (SFC) chenye jukumu la kutekeleza operesheni maalum za kijeshi.
Kikosi hicho husimamia ulinzi wa rais na kulinda maeneo muhimu kwa serikali Uganda.
Luteni kanali Don Nabaasa amepandishwa cheo na kuwa kanali na akateuliwa kaimu kamanda wa SFC.
Rais Museveni pia amemteua mkuu mpya wa majeshi, Meja Jenerali David Muhoozi ambaye amepandishwa cheo na kuwa jenerali.
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has named his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations.
Kainerugaba, 42, who was Special Forces Commander, was appointed on Monday night.
His deputy Don Nabaasa was promoted to Colonel and appointed acting Commander of the Special Forces Command.
He will now be in charge of the president’s security and other sensitive installations in the country Museveni has ruled since 1986.
Ugandan media reported on Tuesday that Museveni also fired top military officials including Chief of Defence Forces Katumba Wamala.
Wamala was appointed Minister of State for Works and was replaced by Major General David Muhoozi, now a full General.
Muhoozi, who had been commanding the Land Forces, will be deputised by Major General Wilson Mbadi, who had been Army Chief of Staff.
Deputy CDF Charles Angina took over as Deputy Commander Operation Wealth Creation, in what has been seen as a demotion.
Brigadier Peter Elweru moved from Mbarara where he had been serving as 2nd Division commander to take charge of the Land Forces.
Elweru commanded the operation that saw UPDF Commandos raid Rwenzururu palace and capture King Wesley Mumbere.
Brigadier Sam Okiding, who had been commanding UPDF in Somalia, was promoted to Major General and Commander of the Field Artillery Division.
Chief of Military Intelligence Brigadier Charles Bakahumura was transferred and appointed Chief of Logistics and Engineering.
Brigadier Gavas Mugyenyi was promoted to Major General and appointed Commander Air Defence.
Lieutenant Colonel Abel Kandiho was promoted to Colonel and appointed CMI boss.
Source: The Star
