Uganda Military Intelligence Chief Abel Kandiho dismissed from office
Uganda’s
Chief of Military Intelligence Major General Abel Kandiho has been dismissed
from office following the United State’s earlier decision to impose sanctions
on the military man over alleged human rights infringement.
According
to multiple reports, Kandiho will be given a new position in South Sudan with his
counterpart, James Birungi, set to take over his responsibilities.
"I congratulate both Maj.General Abel
Kandiho and Maj.General James Birungi on their new appointments. Hongera
sana," UPDF land forces commander, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said on his
Twitter page on January 25.
According
to Kampala’s Treasury, military personnel violated the rights of Ugandan
citizens during Kandiho’s time in charge. The Nation also reports that
civilians who were apprehended by Kandiho’s unit were held illegally and
subjected to torture and other dreadful acts.
The
announcement comes just days after President Museveni’s son, Lt Gen Muhoozi, made
a State visit to Rwanda where he was received by President Paul Kagame. The
Kagame-led nation had in the past accused Kandiho of having ties with the
nation’s rebel forces.
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