WBK
Way back when we were still in Ugandanet I complained about an RC3 in Kireka
that I visited and he had a mini barracks of soldiers guarding his home. And
that is way back before even UAH was so created. Had you not been a great
supporter of The Movement at a time you would have seen something wrong with
that situation at a time, you would have been abreast on how The movement uses
guards and 40 soldiers to guard a Prime Minister would have never surprised you
a single bit.
It is good you have started to play catch up in 2014 on a government that has
been in power this long.
EM
On the 49th Parallel
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika
machafuko"
2014-09-27 16:32 GMT-07:00 WB <[email protected]
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Abbey:
I was also surprised that he had 40 soldiers guarding his Kololo home. I
never used to see so many GSU officers guard state House Nairobi.
Mark you we are talking about Kololo which is one of the safest neighbourhoods
in Kampala. So how many guard his Kinkizi home?
WBK
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Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 00:26:42 +0100
Subject: {UAH} WBK:WHY THE ARMY RAIDED FORMER PREMIER'S RESIDENCE
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WBK,
You ask good questions. Hopefully we get answers from Robukui. I was surprised
to learn from today's Monitor that Mbabazi was being guarded by atleast 40
soldiers. Wow!
It shows that the guy had a lot of enemies who may want to harm him. So, how is
he gonna protect himself from these enemies?
Abbey
On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 11:53 PM, WB <[email protected]
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Mr Robukui:
Your posting raises several questions
A) Did those NRA officers buy those Kololo homes or they simply moved in and
that meant ownership? Did they ever pay even a dollar as consideration to seal
their ownership?
B) You write that Mr. Mbabazi's home was not searched yet it was reported in
the media that even posho bags were turned upside! How do you reconcile that
assertion with yours? Do you think Brigadier Kyanda went to the house to
withdrawal, military guards and not retrieve the SMG, pistol and ammunitions?
Put differently, do you think Brigadier could go to pick up flags and forget
those heavy bunduki?
C) It was reported in UAH that his aide Captain Katabazi had fled to
London. Any truth to that?
D) What is the fate of as you put it his "right hand man" Colonel Victor
Twesigye, now NRA Director of Communication (Signals)?
E) You write that Mr. Mbabazi had similar military installation in his
rural home in Kinkizi. Has the home been visited as Brigadier Kyanda put it "to
recover their [army] things"?
WBK
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Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:02:40 -0700
Subject: {UAH} WHY THE ARMY RAIDED FORMER PREMIER'S RESIDENCE
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<http://changeofguards.blogspot.ca/2014/09/why-army-raided-former-premiers-residece.html>
WHY THE ARMY RAIDED FORMER PREMIER'S RESIDENCE
Hardly a week after being relieved of the Premiership, the army led by one of
the Chief of Staffs raided the residence of the outgoing Prime Minister under
the guise of <http://changeofguards.blogspot.ca/> WITHDRAWING his military
escort unit and replacing them with the Police VIP unit personnel.
When the NRA took over power 28years ago all the senior officials took
residence in the posh suburbs of Kololo and Nakasero. They pitched camps of
armed escorts within their respective residences. Some Generals like Tumwine
even closed off entire road stretches that passed near their residences. These
senior officials even compete on who had the biggest house, number of armed
soldiers, sophisticated armament and the fleet/convoy of escort cars. In the
absence of formal ranks, this show of strength was the determinant of
seniority. There would even be occasional exchange of fire between these
escorts following brawls between some of their rowdy bosses in night clubs.
Amama Mbabazi had been a member of FRONASA, a Lieutenant in the post Iddi Amin
UNLA and its Director of Legal Services, fled to Nairobi where he remained as
the leading member of the NRA external wing. Upon taking over power, no doubt
he was a very powerful person whom the rank and file of the NRA could not
distinguish as to whether he was a soldier on not. He too like other senior NRA
officials took residence in the Kololo residential area and acquired all the
armed sophistication. His first assignment was Director General of External
Security (DG/ESO). He was later to hold the positions of Minister of State for
Defence, Minister for Security etc. He would attend all the army council and
high command meetings, chair the joint intelligence council (JIC) and
coordinate the intelligence agencies. Mbabazi commanded a lot of authority
among the security circles that even the most senior army Generals could not
distinguish whether he was above them or they were below him. At times Museveni
would even delegate him to chair the Army Council. When formal ranks were
introduced, Museveni deliberately gave him no army number and rank despite the
fact that even the fallen members of FRONASA were also awarded. This is because
Museveni wanted to please the senior NRA officers whom Museveni had earlier
told that members of the External Wing including Mbabazi had failed to mobilise
resources for the fighters. However, going by the nature of sensitive positions
that Museveni has assigned Mbabazi for the last 28 years and the political
protection against alleged abuse of office, Mbabazi was made to believe that
Museveni was grooming him for succession. This is why he (Mbabazi) at one time
stated that Besigye was trying to jump the succession queue. IT IS WORTHY
NOTING THAT AT THE TIME ERIYA KATEGAYA SEEMED TO BE THE NUMBER TWO BEFORE HE
DIED OF 'LACK OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES'!
The escort units of respective senior officials comprises of Aide De Camps
(ADCs), armed guards and military communication radio operators commonly known
as Signalers. The armed guards are subdivided into those guarding the Kampala
residence, the upcountry home, farm or ranch, those stationed at the office,
those guarding the family business premises, those guarding the construction
site if any, those always in the company of the principal, his/her spouse and
children. In some instances some guards can even be assigned to relatives,
friends and in-laws. The higher the principal's position and its accruing
financial benefits, the bigger the number of escorts to be sustained. Such
guards are always counted to be under the army General General Headquarters by
establishment but its the respective official who has a final say over the
choice, retention and return to unit (RTU) of any escort unless he is facing a
disciplinary action as is the current case of Mbabazi. It is very common to
find someone who started as an escort to a senior official 28 years ago is
still in the same position. Others even keep their immediate families within
the premises of their bosses. In some cases depending on the boss's generosity,
the escort is facilitated to rent a house outside and capital to start an
income generating activity. For others they have struck fortunes by being
involved in running private business errands for their bosses. The live example
is of Juma Seiko the long time Aide to General Saleh. The result has been that
many even forget about mainstream military service while others even desert.
Apart from Museveni and Mbabazi, all the initial senior NRA officials have
undergone descending or loss of prestige implying that Mbabazi has retained his
original escorts for the last 28 years.
Apart from arms and personnel composing such guard units, there is one most
vital component - the military communication radio. A radio equipment for
military communication with a call sign is attached to the security detail of
such official complete with radio operators/signalers. The radio equipment
enables the official to keep in touch with all administrative, command &
control, and operational developments in all units of the army whether in the
country or outside. Even when Museveni is in New York his military radio
network is active and communicates with the entire NRA whether in Moroto,
Mogadishu or CAR. This is a privilege of very few top NRA officials. Even
within the military establishment, not every Tom and Dick has access to these
radio communication. The radio communication centre (Signal Centre) is out of
bounds for most Officers and men save for just a few. Most of the messages
generated are 'classfied and restricted'. Not even the Vice President,
Kigongo, ministers or the current Prime Minister can have access to this
military communication network but Amama Mbabazi had it right from 1986 till
late this week. Depriving Mbabazi of this privilege is a serious sign of
mistrust. For the last 28 years, before Mbabazi goes to office, gets lunch or
goes to bed he had to read the message book where all the developments in the
security apparatus are recorded by his signaler. At his village home in Kihihi
there is this strong communication gadget that is used to monitor and intercept
military communication of neighboring countries and other hostile armed groups
in the DRC. It was designed by his right hand man Col. Victor Twesigye formerly
of ISO's 'Operation Rabbit' who is now the NRA's Director of Communication
(Signals).
Museveni has designed a more sophisticated mechanism within this radio
communication network codenamed 'Kibali' whereby a few chosen top officials are
able to use coded communication via these radios without other users breaking
into their codes not even some of the radio operators. Mbabazi was one of the
few top officials under the 'Kibali' arrangement. Therefore, by the army taking
away his radio and removing him from this net (network) he is terribly
incapacitated and he now realises that Museveni is all out to reduce him to an
ordinary person.Mbabazi as a person must have been legally in possession of
arms like an SMG, Pistol and ammunitions which have not been withdrawn because
his house was not searched.
Being denied access to military radio communication and escorts is the
strongest sign of losing favor with Museveni. The likes of Jim Muhweezi, Saleh,
Tumwiine, Aronda etc still have their military guards and radio network intact.
Now for Mbabazi, he will have to wait for the mass media and news bulletins so
as to know why there was a shooting in his neighborhood the previous night or
the security situation at the Uganda/Congo border a few kms from his home. He
has the cash well but it can not buy information for "information is power".
The information black out is further worsened by withdrawing all his military
escorts some of who have been subjected to search and arrest. Could they have
been used to gather information for the 'Kipingamizi'? We are yet to see the
fate of his equally powerful Aide Captain Katabazi.
THEREFORE THE ORDER TO <http://changeofguards.blogspot.ca/> WITHDRAW MILITARY
GUARDS FROM MBABAZI'S SECURITY DETAIL AND TO DISCONNECT HIM FROM THE MILITARY
RADIO NETWORK WAS GIVEN BY MUSEVENI HIMSELF. The heavy deployment and the press
coverage was meant to overwhelm Mbabazi. They did not anticipate any resistance
or confrontation. This is what Museveni alluded to when he stated that "AM A
WAR GENERAL AND NOT A CLASSROOM GENERAL" immediately after the Kyankwanzi
resolution and since then he is always in full military combat uniform 24/7. It
will take alot of hardwork for Museveni's intelligence handlers to convince him
that Mbabazi is linked to any form of trying to gain the top office by use of
the military. The Police VIP guards are nothing but members of the newly
founded Kayihura intelligence outfit tasked to maintain surveillance on
Mbabazi's movements and dealings and at worse to frame him over subversive
activities.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
Posted by <http://www.blogger.com/profile/14776236400664835754> Uganda - A
Change of Guards! a
Viele GruBe
Robukui
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