Only a day after the High Court ruled that he is in effect no longer a serving officer of the UPDF, former Coordinator of intelligence Organs, Gen David Sejusa has spoken out against the promotion of Special Forces Commander, Muhoozi Kainerugaba to the rank of Major General.
“Many veterans who participated in the Liberation struggle of NRA have been denied chance to rise to top positions in the army despite of their committed service they are rendering to this country,” said Sejusa said in response to a journalist who had asked him his opinion on Muhoozi’s promotion two weeks ago.
“There are so many veteran soldiers who have served this nation selflessly since the days of the NRA liberation struggle, and there’s no solid reason for their remaining at lower ranks while their children and grandchildren are promoted above them,” General Sejusa said.
“We have Brig Wasswa Kalege who is in his 60s and worked hard in the liberation struggle especially in Bukomero, Kiboga district where he helped president Museveni to cross river Nakaziba which had been destroyed by Tanzanian fighters,” Sejusa went on.
“Surprisingly, Brig Wasswa is still at the rank of Brigadier yet we are hearing a number of promotions in the army where people have been promoted to higher ranks like Lt General, Major General among others.”
The UPDF was yet to officially respond to Gen. Sejusa’s remarks by the time we went to print.
It might remembered that Sejusa was placed under investigation in 2013 for reportedly planning a coup. The accusers said Sejusa had gone around the country mobilizing war veterans and handing them cash as part of a wider plan to topple president Museveni, and that the General had recruited several soldiers into his private cocoon in an attempt to infiltrate the Special Forces Command.