Mega Fm & Agency
Two retired UPDF Generals who previously headed military intelligence are in detention as investigations into alleged false intelligence and treachery widen.
They are retired Maj Gen Abel Kandiho and Brig Gen Charles Bakahumura.
Both commanded the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now the Defence Intelligence and Security (DIS).
According to military sources, the two were picked up on Tuesday morning, less than three weeks after they officially left active service. They were part of the 19 Generals who were retired on August 20, 2026.
Kandiho was appointed CMI chief in January 2017 while serving as a Colonel, promoted to Brigadier in November 2017 in the same docket, and later to Major General.
Bakahumura headed CMI from 2012 to 2017 before being appointed Chief of Logistics and Engineering, a position he held for seven years as its longest-serving chief.
The arrests are allegedly linked to an inquiry reportedly sanctioned by Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Their detention follows the arrest of other senior intelligence officers over alleged production of false intelligence reports, including former DIS Chief Maj Gen James Birungi, Director of Counter-Terrorism Col Peter Ahimbisibwe, and Director of Special Operations Lt Col Ephraim Byaruhanga.