General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has ordered the arrest of senior UPDF Officer, over allegations of spying for a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
The UPDF Chief of Communication and IT is Colonel Patrick Ssemakula. The Defence Ministry and the UPDF have yet to issue an official statement on the matter. Deputy spokesperson Col. Deo Akiiki declined to comment, stating that he would not respond to unofficial reports.
According to journalist Andrew Mwenda, the officer he did not name was detained after allegedly receiving $300,000 (about Shs1.1 billion) from an undisclosed SADC country to monitor army communications.
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Mwenda told Uncovered Ug news reporters that been talking to the CDF, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, about his struggle to clean up corruption in UPDF and the Ministry of Defence generally.”
“He would like to inform Ugandans that the army arrested the Chief of Communications and IT (CCIT) of UPDF because he had been paid $300,000 by an SADC country to monitor army communications. After his arrest, he paid all the money back to UPDF.”.
The SADC’s joint mission, SAMIDRC, is battling M23 rebels, who have captured the strategic North Kivu capital of Goma and signalled their intent to push further southward toward Kinshasa.
Recently, the UPDF announced plans to realign its forces in eastern DR Congo, further underlining the sensitivity of military operations at this time.
In conclusion, the allegations of espionage by an SADC member could complicate Uganda’s position within regional security dynamics and strain relations with the bloc.
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