{UAH} COL BANTARIZA PRESSES THE 'WRONG BUTTON'
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COL BANTARIZA PRESSES THE 'WRONG BUTTON'
Col Bantariza is undergoing trial by the General Court Martial for alleged theft of 76 million shillings. Prior to his arrest and trial Museveni had appointed him as the Deputy Director of Uganda Media Centre. In his defence he has disclosed that his troubles arise from malicious concoctions orchestrated by Gen Aronda Nyakairima who was the Army Commander at the time Bantariza was the head of the NRM institute at Kyankwanzi.
Gen Aronda Nyakairima is Museveni's closest and most trusted Aide; much closer than even his own bother Gen Saleh and son Brig Muhoozi. For Col Bantariza to publicly allege that Gen Aronda masterminded his arrest and prosecution because of the trust that Museveni has in him (Bantariza), he has dug a grave for himself. While its true that Gen Aronda masterminded his current woes the same way he has done to dozens of others, it is unfortunate for Col Bantariza to dream that he has Museveni's confidence. Col Bantariza's misconception CONFIRMS
how even Museveni's cohorts don't understand his manipulative ways. That is why you often hear of some Ugandans arguing that Museveni is not bad but the people around him are the ones who are bad. It is in the same regard that your hear that Museveni's Sarah Kagingo is undermined by Maj Edith Nakalema. We used to hear of how Gen Kaziini used to undermine some army officers!!!! During his tenure as Army Commander, Gen Aronda had the full blessing of Museveni to privatise the army - a mission he successfully accomplished and now as Minister of Internal Affairs he is about to accomplish the privatisation of the Police. What Bantariza calls masterminding by Aronda was part of the personalisation process.
Col Bantariza is a graduate of Kitabi Seminary who did not not come from Luwero bushes but joined the NRA in 1985 at a time Tadeo Kanyankole was accused of recruiting Catholic/Bairu and rejecting Protestants, Hima/Banyarwanda and working for the Democratic Party. Bantariza did not go to the battle frontline but remained in the NRA political school as a Political Education instructor from where he rose to become the NRA Spokesman. Around 2000 when Col (Rtd) Dr Besigye declared his intentions to contest for the Presidency, Bantariza is one of the many army officers who were quietly purged among them Capt Makoko who was killed by unknown gunmen at his residence in a Kampala suburb. Bantariza was replaced as the Army Spokesperson by Phenekas Katirima. After the elections, he was reappointed Army Spokesperson in November 2011 when Katirima was dropped for having disclosed that Gen JJ Odong had been dropped for leaking army secrets. As part of the rehabilitation package, the army extended to him a SPECIAL medical scheme for his poor health condition at the time.
AGAIN in November 2005, he was again dropped as Army Spokesperson in a pre 2006 election clean up. In 2007 he attended a one year military course at Jinja and in 2008 he was appointed the army Deputy Chief Political Commissar. In 2009 he was appointed as the Commandant of the military camp at Kaweweta from where he was moved to head the National Leadership Institute (NALI) at Kyankwanzi. In 2011 he was suspended by the then Army Commander Gen. Aronda over alleged misconduct. An inquiry was set up headed by Brig Rwakitarate but its findings remained unknown though Bantariza remained on suspension. It was not until when Museveni appointed Col Bantariza as Deputy Head of the Uganda Media Centre that he was arrested and charged with theft, abuse of office, and mismanagement.
Interestingly, during his defence Col Bantariza alleges that his troubles were masterminded by Gen Aronda over the annual one billion Shillings for the institute, his refusal to hand over 100 heads of cattle to Katirima and his direct access to Museveni. It is true that Gen Aronda is very sectarian and hates 'late comers' or non 'home boys' who get direct access to Museveni. He is also envious of his colleagues who access huge FINANCIAL budgets because for him he has unlimited access to the National Treasury. Gen Aronda, is among the few people together with Museveni who own Uganda. He undermined Brig Jim Muhweezi and Brig Tumukunde before Museveni for their personal wealth. In terms of political clarity, Brig Katirima belongs to the same club with Aronda and it was a taboo for a mere Col Bantariza to hesitate a directive over loot SHARING.
Therefore, if by making these revelations Col Bantariza intended to attract Museveni's sympathy then he is in for a big surprise of his life. Bantariza is going to pay heavily for using the wrong forum, spreading harmful propaganda, undermining the cohesion of the NRA among other charges. Intrigues and cliques in the NRA based on who steals what and how much are as old as the regime itself. Thousands of latecomer army officers have survived by keeping their mouths shut and either accepting to be used as agents of distribution or picking left overs from the sharing table. Col Bantariza spent much of his time preaching against the evils of stealing in his political education lectures and when he too tried to accumulate personal wealth like his bosses he was asked to produce the authorisation permit which takes the form of God fathers. His production of Gen Kahinda Otafiire as his surety in court makes matters worse as it invokes the .........
Col Bantariza belongs to the same category as the recently acquitted Maj. Muramagi of ISO who had been accused of plotting to assassinate top leaders including Museveni. The allegations arose from fighting over acquisition of land in the oil rich Bunyoro region. Muramagi was let off the hook because he opted to keep his mouth shut unlike Bantariza who has opted to OPEN his. Remember, recently Museveni stated that "Gen Ssejusa will have to shut up" and indeed he did shut up. As for Col Shaban Bantariza, he has pressed the wrong button because Gen Aronda is a very strong personality in the Museveni regime. Gen Aronda can recommend any one to hold any office in the Museveni regime except the Presidency. Col Bantariza's trial in the court martial may stall or he will be maliciously convicted and sentenced until when he comes to his knees.
INFORMATION IS POWER
Gen Aronda Nyakairima is Museveni's closest and most trusted Aide; much closer than even his own bother Gen Saleh and son Brig Muhoozi. For Col Bantariza to publicly allege that Gen Aronda masterminded his arrest and prosecution because of the trust that Museveni has in him (Bantariza), he has dug a grave for himself. While its true that Gen Aronda masterminded his current woes the same way he has done to dozens of others, it is unfortunate for Col Bantariza to dream that he has Museveni's confidence. Col Bantariza's misconception CONFIRMS
how even Museveni's cohorts don't understand his manipulative ways. That is why you often hear of some Ugandans arguing that Museveni is not bad but the people around him are the ones who are bad. It is in the same regard that your hear that Museveni's Sarah Kagingo is undermined by Maj Edith Nakalema. We used to hear of how Gen Kaziini used to undermine some army officers!!!! During his tenure as Army Commander, Gen Aronda had the full blessing of Museveni to privatise the army - a mission he successfully accomplished and now as Minister of Internal Affairs he is about to accomplish the privatisation of the Police. What Bantariza calls masterminding by Aronda was part of the personalisation process.Col Bantariza is a graduate of Kitabi Seminary who did not not come from Luwero bushes but joined the NRA in 1985 at a time Tadeo Kanyankole was accused of recruiting Catholic/Bairu and rejecting Protestants, Hima/Banyarwanda and working for the Democratic Party. Bantariza did not go to the battle frontline but remained in the NRA political school as a Political Education instructor from where he rose to become the NRA Spokesman. Around 2000 when Col (Rtd) Dr Besigye declared his intentions to contest for the Presidency, Bantariza is one of the many army officers who were quietly purged among them Capt Makoko who was killed by unknown gunmen at his residence in a Kampala suburb. Bantariza was replaced as the Army Spokesperson by Phenekas Katirima. After the elections, he was reappointed Army Spokesperson in November 2011 when Katirima was dropped for having disclosed that Gen JJ Odong had been dropped for leaking army secrets. As part of the rehabilitation package, the army extended to him a SPECIAL
medical scheme for his poor health condition at the time. AGAIN
in November 2005, he was again dropped as Army Spokesperson in a pre 2006 election clean up. In 2007 he attended a one year military course at Jinja and in 2008 he was appointed the army Deputy Chief Political Commissar. In 2009 he was appointed as the Commandant of the military camp at Kaweweta from where he was moved to head the National Leadership Institute (NALI) at Kyankwanzi. In 2011 he was suspended by the then Army Commander Gen. Aronda over alleged misconduct. An inquiry was set up headed by Brig Rwakitarate but its findings remained unknown though Bantariza remained on suspension. It was not until when Museveni appointed Col Bantariza as Deputy Head of the Uganda Media Centre that he was arrested and charged with theft, abuse of office, and mismanagement. Interestingly, during his defence Col Bantariza alleges that his troubles were masterminded by Gen Aronda over the annual one billion Shillings for the institute, his refusal to hand over 100 heads of cattle to Katirima and his direct access to Museveni. It is true that Gen Aronda is very sectarian and hates 'late comers' or non 'home boys' who get direct access to Museveni. He is also envious of his colleagues who access huge FINANCIAL
budgets because for him he has unlimited access to the National Treasury. Gen Aronda, is among the few people together with Museveni who own Uganda. He undermined Brig Jim Muhweezi and Brig Tumukunde before Museveni for their personal wealth. In terms of political clarity, Brig Katirima belongs to the same club with Aronda and it was a taboo for a mere Col Bantariza to hesitate a directive over loot SHARING.Therefore, if by making these revelations Col Bantariza intended to attract Museveni's sympathy then he is in for a big surprise of his life. Bantariza is going to pay heavily for using the wrong forum, spreading harmful propaganda, undermining the cohesion of the NRA among other charges. Intrigues and cliques in the NRA based on who steals what and how much are as old as the regime itself. Thousands of latecomer army officers have survived by keeping their mouths shut and either accepting to be used as agents of distribution or picking left overs from the sharing table. Col Bantariza spent much of his time preaching against the evils of stealing in his political education lectures and when he too tried to accumulate personal wealth like his bosses he was asked to produce the authorisation permit which takes the form of God fathers. His production of Gen Kahinda Otafiire as his surety in court makes matters worse as it invokes the .........
Col Bantariza belongs to the same category as the recently acquitted Maj. Muramagi of ISO who had been accused of plotting to assassinate top leaders including Museveni. The allegations arose from fighting over acquisition of land in the oil rich Bunyoro region. Muramagi was let off the hook because he opted to keep his mouth shut unlike Bantariza who has opted to OPEN
his. Remember, recently Museveni stated that "Gen Ssejusa will have to shut up" and indeed he did shut up. As for Col Shaban Bantariza, he has pressed the wrong button because Gen Aronda is a very strong personality in the Museveni regime. Gen Aronda can recommend any one to hold any office in the Museveni regime except the Presidency. Col Bantariza's trial in the court martial may stall or he will be maliciously convicted and sentenced until when he comes to his knees.INFORMATION IS POWER
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