{UAH} MOSLEM LEADERS ARE BEHIND NEWS OVER DEFUNCT INTELLIGENCE ORGANS.

MOSLEM LEADERS ARE BEHIND NEWS OVER DEFUNCT INTELLIGENCE ORGANS.

Murders of Muslim clerics
Of recent there has been systematic murders of Muslim Clerics in Uganda especially around Kampala and Busoga sub-region. Following the latest murder, the Inspector General of Police Kalekyezi Kayihura pointed an accusing finger at rebel ADF thus: "While we are not ruling out other motives in individual cases, there is strong evidence linking these murders to the Al-Quaeda affiliate, ADF." He further alleged that the murders were in retaliation for some Muslim clerics' refusal toRECRUIT youths into the ADF.

Since then, kidnap of some Muslim clerics has swept the country by unidentified people but only for some of them to resurface in court weeks later on charges of murder while others remain unaccounted for. Most of the victims of these systematic kidnaps are of the Tablique sect. The Islamic faith in Uganda has had persistent wrangling in which the government has always taken sides. Of recent, the Police hasOPENLY sided with one faction against another. Following the kidnap/arrest of top clerics, the Muslim seem to realize how Museveni is playing divisive games against them and are now getting reunited. Under the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) who last week issued a statement in which they accused the Police of selective arrests during investigations into murder of high profile clerics. The statement further accused the Police of witchunting the Kamoga led faction (Tablique sect). The statement appealed to Museveni to issue a directive for other intelligence agencies like CMI, ISO and ESO to play a role in investigations instead of leaving the allegedly biased Police to go it alone thus: "We are requesting the President of Uganda His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to issue a directive authorising the involvement of other intelligence agencies to play a role in investigations." During the same time one of the wrangling Muslim factions in Kasese was appealing to the IGP to investigate security threats against its leaders over property wrangles!!!

Defunct CMI, ISO and ESO
 The poor Muslim leaders are not aware that the three intelligence agencies are kind of disbanded owing to the changing political terrain. These organisations were meant to serve the interests of the regime as opposed to the government of Uganda. With growing internal dissent and fall outs within Museveni's ruling clique coupled by the take over of security management by Muhozi's SFG, the traditional intelligence agencies ' cohesion has been adversely affected. Both Amama Mbabazi, Gen. Ssejusa and the retired senior army officers in opposition who are now regarded as ardent opponents of the Museveni life Presidency project were in one way or the other having a link with these agencies. Its for the same reasons that recently one of the ISO Directors Maj. Muramagi was arrested and charged with conspiracy to assassinate top leaders.   Museveni had to devise a new intelligence organisation under Gen Kayihura comprised of trusted regime cadres drawn from the Police, CMI, ISO, ESO. SFG and now the much acclaimed Crime Preventers. This is what Kayihura alluded to last week when he announced that the Police intended toRECRUIT two million Crime Preventers. Of course, these are not to boost the network of informers on crime but are meant to report on political dissent. However, individual operatives in CMI, ISO and to some extent ESO are managed by the new Kayihura and Muhoozi intelligence networks. That is how Museveni recently deployed ESO officers to work on Gen Ssejusa's return from exile without the knowledge and involvement of the Director General of ESO.  Earlier on, the traditional Police Intelligence agency known as the Special Branch was disbanded simply because it did not have Museveni cadres. 

ADF not a terrorist organiation - UN
Museveni has always survived on branding his political opponents more especially the armed groups as terrorists. With the LRA now diminishing, it is the ADF that is posing an armed threat to Museveni's hold on power. That is why the Police Chief had to allege that the killing of Muslim clerics was linked to the ADF even before investigations could commence. While it is possible that he had prior intelligence, the big question is why couldnt he utilise that intelligence to avert the persistent murders just in the same way he has always boosted in the past to have averted terror attacks. Last week the UN group of experts released a report in which they had found no credible evidence linking ADF to any international terror group such as Al-quaeda, Boko Haram or Al-Shabab, either through funding or training. On the contrary, ADF's source of funding was found to be from Ugandans either in the diaspora or in Uganda. As usual the Foreign Affairs Spokesman described the report as a misrepresentation. He added that the UN experts were working for certain countries in Europe who dont want war in DRC to end thus: "Some of these agencies make outrageous claims which they dont bring out when we meet them. They have their own Agenda." This UN position is likely to impact negatively on the security of eastern DRC as Museveni will have to infiltrate killing squads into eastern DRC toCARRY out massacre of civilians in order to tarnish the image of the ADF.

ADF
TheALLIED Democratic Forces (ADF) based in eastern DRC fought serious battles in western Uganda with Museveni's NRA in the late 90s. Museveni had to use their presence in eastern DRC as an excuse for his military expeditions into the Congo. However, the ADF remained intact because once in the Congo, Museveni's army pursued a different agenda - occupation and plunder of natural resources.

Therefore, the cries by Muslim leaders are misdirected because they have the blessing of Museveni since they are coordinated by his most trusted cadre, Gen Kalekyezi Kayihura.

INFORMATION IS POWER.

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Viele GruBe

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