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As the NRA became deeply engaged in the Congo, the ADF suspended its field combat operations. Instead it focussed on urban terrorism. Several incidents of explosive attacks using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were witnessed.
Tumukunde who had been the NRA's Chief of Personnel and Administration (CPA) was appointed the new Director of Military Intelligence (DMI). To retain the title of Chief, he renamed the DMI as Chieftancy of Military Intelligence (CMI). Among his immediate tasks was to tackle the explosions in Kampala. This was a matter that would have been handled by ISO and the regular Police because it fell under internal security. Museveni who prefers a militaristic approach to all aspects of public management, fully facilitated CMI to take over as the lead state Intelligence agency. With all the resources at Tumukunde's disposal, he built capacity to break into the network of the ADF urban Hit Squad. Using the vast amount of financil resources, ADF operatives were lured into betraying each other. The consequencies are still felt through the current assasinations of Muslim Clerics. The vast anti-terrorism financial resources also enabled the once poor Tumukunde to elevate himself to the club of financial Gurus in the NRA.
With the bombing of the US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar esSalaam, the Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT) was established. It became the contact agency in regional anti-terrorism efforts. Under CMI, it drew personnel from the Police, ISO and ESO. Capt Aine led officers from ISO and Womanya led Officers from the Police. Its mandate expanded to operations within and outside the country. Several secret detention and torture facilities (Safe Houses) were established. Its headquarter at Kololo Hill Lane next to the Danish Ambassador's residence became the leading centre of illegal detention and torture. Opportunists, self seakers, rogues and all sorts of criminals were enlisted as JATT operatives. Soon after, its role extended to torture, summary execution, arbitrary arrests and detention without trial, debt collection, settlement of business rivaries, ransom and blackmiling. These attrocities and in particular the infamous Golf Course dead bodies caught the public attention during the reign of Capt Kayanja Muhanga (brother to Andrew Mwenda) as head of JATT. Because the highest authority (Museveni) was supportive, the matter was swept under the carpet by simply replacing Kayanja. He is now a Brigadier and Commandant of the NRA Military Police. Its officers took over management of Immigration especially the entry and exit points. At Entebbe Airport Col John Mugenyi facilitated international drug trafficking rackets. He is now one of the welithiest people in the country. Recently Museveni decorated him as a General though he has no specific assignment in the NRA. Traditional Police intelligence organs like the Special Branch and its Anti-Narcotic Unit under the incorruptible Johnson Ayela were disbanded. Sulaiman Kigundu's business empire of Greenland Bank was collapsed under the guise of fighting terrorism.
It had expanded with branches in Tanzania and Scyelles but it was feared that Kigundu might run for the Presidency.
When Tumukunde was leaving CMI for ISO, the management of the huge Anti-Terrorism funding became a big issue. Tumukunde wanted to carry it with him to ISO so that he continues managing the luxurous Anti-terrorism operation. As usual Museveni prevailled over the controversy and the funds remained at CMI to be managed by the new Chief, Mayombo. Museveni delibarately posted Mayombo to CMI in order to have his growing political popularity destroyed completely. Mayombo had not had any kind of military exposure. He had never attended any military training or served under any intelligence organisation. From the time he joined the NRA in 1985, he had been under the NRA's Political Commissariat department as a Political Commissar charged with political indoctrination in the NRA School of Political Education at Entebbe. He had taken a long break to pursue studies at Makerere and Law Development Centre. Later he represented the NRA in the Constituent Assembly and then became Museveni's body guard - causing public uproar. With no training or exposure in VIP protection, a Masters in Law holder was being turned into a Presidential body guard while a primary school drop out (Kazini) was heading for the highest office of the Army Commander! Therefore, Mayombo presided over a heavier load than his weight could carry and he crashed.
Following the 9/11 bombing of New York, Museveni joined the fight against international terrorism. CMI's JATT became the lead agency of the the global fight. The USA, Britain, Israel and South Africal became partners. At the same time the ADF and LRA were designated as terrorist organisations. The opposition in Uganda was harrassed under the guise of fighting terrorims. Generally CMI and in particular JATT ran amok.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
Tumukunde who had been the NRA's Chief of Personnel and Administration (CPA) was appointed the new Director of Military Intelligence (DMI). To retain the title of Chief, he renamed the DMI as Chieftancy of Military Intelligence (CMI). Among his immediate tasks was to tackle the explosions in Kampala. This was a matter that would have been handled by ISO and the regular Police because it fell under internal security. Museveni who prefers a militaristic approach to all aspects of public management, fully facilitated CMI to take over as the lead state Intelligence agency. With all the resources at Tumukunde's disposal, he built capacity to break into the network of the ADF urban Hit Squad. Using the vast amount of financil resources, ADF operatives were lured into betraying each other. The consequencies are still felt through the current assasinations of Muslim Clerics. The vast anti-terrorism financial resources also enabled the once poor Tumukunde to elevate himself to the club of financial Gurus in the NRA.
With the bombing of the US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar esSalaam, the Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT) was established. It became the contact agency in regional anti-terrorism efforts. Under CMI, it drew personnel from the Police, ISO and ESO. Capt Aine led officers from ISO and Womanya led Officers from the Police. Its mandate expanded to operations within and outside the country. Several secret detention and torture facilities (Safe Houses) were established. Its headquarter at Kololo Hill Lane next to the Danish Ambassador's residence became the leading centre of illegal detention and torture. Opportunists, self seakers, rogues and all sorts of criminals were enlisted as JATT operatives. Soon after, its role extended to torture, summary execution, arbitrary arrests and detention without trial, debt collection, settlement of business rivaries, ransom and blackmiling. These attrocities and in particular the infamous Golf Course dead bodies caught the public attention during the reign of Capt Kayanja Muhanga (brother to Andrew Mwenda) as head of JATT. Because the highest authority (Museveni) was supportive, the matter was swept under the carpet by simply replacing Kayanja. He is now a Brigadier and Commandant of the NRA Military Police. Its officers took over management of Immigration especially the entry and exit points. At Entebbe Airport Col John Mugenyi facilitated international drug trafficking rackets. He is now one of the welithiest people in the country. Recently Museveni decorated him as a General though he has no specific assignment in the NRA. Traditional Police intelligence organs like the Special Branch and its Anti-Narcotic Unit under the incorruptible Johnson Ayela were disbanded. Sulaiman Kigundu's business empire of Greenland Bank was collapsed under the guise of fighting terrorism.
It had expanded with branches in Tanzania and Scyelles but it was feared that Kigundu might run for the Presidency.
When Tumukunde was leaving CMI for ISO, the management of the huge Anti-Terrorism funding became a big issue. Tumukunde wanted to carry it with him to ISO so that he continues managing the luxurous Anti-terrorism operation. As usual Museveni prevailled over the controversy and the funds remained at CMI to be managed by the new Chief, Mayombo. Museveni delibarately posted Mayombo to CMI in order to have his growing political popularity destroyed completely. Mayombo had not had any kind of military exposure. He had never attended any military training or served under any intelligence organisation. From the time he joined the NRA in 1985, he had been under the NRA's Political Commissariat department as a Political Commissar charged with political indoctrination in the NRA School of Political Education at Entebbe. He had taken a long break to pursue studies at Makerere and Law Development Centre. Later he represented the NRA in the Constituent Assembly and then became Museveni's body guard - causing public uproar. With no training or exposure in VIP protection, a Masters in Law holder was being turned into a Presidential body guard while a primary school drop out (Kazini) was heading for the highest office of the Army Commander! Therefore, Mayombo presided over a heavier load than his weight could carry and he crashed.
Following the 9/11 bombing of New York, Museveni joined the fight against international terrorism. CMI's JATT became the lead agency of the the global fight. The USA, Britain, Israel and South Africal became partners. At the same time the ADF and LRA were designated as terrorist organisations. The opposition in Uganda was harrassed under the guise of fighting terrorims. Generally CMI and in particular JATT ran amok.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
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