Who are they working for? Gen. Katumba Wamala asks

The question bothering Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala is, ” who are they working for? The Army General asked this question several times after he returned from hospital. He said, these people do not ask for money, not even any property; they need people’s lives, who sends them?  What is their agenda?

Well, early June, 2021 some unidentified gunmen attacked the transport minister and former defense forces chief, General Edward Katumba Wamala, while he was traveling in an army vehicle with his daughter. The  Gen. Wamala was injured, while his daughter and driver were killed.

The former chief of defense forces, General Edward Katumba Wamala, was leaving his home in an army Land Cruiser when unknown assailants traveling on two motorcycles shot at the vehicle, according to authorities.

Brigadier Flavia Byekwaso, the army spokesperson, said,

“The assailants riding on boda boda’s [motorcycle taxis] shot at his vehicle. The occupants in his, including daughter and the driver, died on spot. At this point in time, I can’t tell whether it was an attempted assassination. Investigations have already started and we shall be releasing the details as they come in,” she said.

Today, the story is quite different.  Police Deputy Inspector General,  Major General Paul Lokech says, “I wish to add that during the interrogation of “Kanaabe,” he admitted to participating in a series of planned and highly sophisticated murders and aggravated robberies within the country, that led to the murder of 14 persons, the attempted murder of 3 people and 3 major aggravated robberies.

Lokech says, “These include; the Murder of Major Muhammad Kiguundu and his bodyguard Sgt. Stephen Mukasa in 2016; the late AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his bodyguard Cpl. Erau Kenneth and the driver Cpl. Godfrey Mambewa in 2017; the double murder of No.560 SPC Mubiru Hussein and No. 169 SPC Kalungi Moses, and the attempted murder of Hakiza Evarest at Denovo Bakery, Kalerwe; the murder of Frank Anania, Bugembe Amim, Atukuru Jimmy and Abaho Frank at Nansana Cheap Hardware Stores, the murder of Okoth Button at City Supermarket, Mpererwe, and the most recent murder of Nantongo Brenda and Kayondo Haruna, and the attempted assassination of General Edward Katumba Wamala and his body guard Sgt Khalid Kuboit.

The aggravated robberies linked to the terror group are the Denovo Bakery in Kalerwe where they robbed Ugx 33m, in 2017; Nansana Cheap Stores where they allegedly robbed Ugx 300m, City Supermarket at Mpererwe where they robbed Ugx 2.2m and an additional 4.5m from a mobile money attendant.”-Maj Gen. Paul Lokech