General Kale Kayihura: Who's Who ?
Private life
He is married to Angella Kayihura, a Kenyan of Rwandese descent, she is the granddaughter of Rudahigwa, the last king of pre-independence Rwanda. The Kayihuras are the parents of two children, he is reported to own a mixed farm on 350 acres (140 ha) of land in Kabula, Lyantonde District, on which he owns about 500 goats.[9] https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Kale_Kayihura
Kale Kayihura
Kale Kayihura |
Born | 26 December 1955 (age 62) Uganda |
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Years active | Since 1982 |
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Spouse(s) | Angella Kayihura |
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Background
Kale Kayihura Muhwezi was born in
Kisoro District, Western Uganda, on 26 December 1955. He is the son of Johnson Komuluyange Kalekezi, one of the Ugandans who fought for the
African Great Lakes nation's independence, which occurred on 9 October 1962. His father died in an aeroplane crash in
Kiev,
Ukraine on 17 August 1960, when Kale Kayihura was only four years old. His mother is Catherine Mukarwamo, first-born child of Nyamihana, a former chief of Nyakabande Village. Nyamihana was also the father of Justice Joseph Mulenga Nyamihana, who served as President of the
East African Court of Justice and died on 29 August 2012.
[2] Formal education
He went to Gayaza Primary School in
Kisoro District. He later transferred to
Buhinga Primary School in
Kabarole District. He studied at Mutolere Secondary School, in Kisoro District, up to Senior Four, under the care of his maternal grandmother, the late
Sofia Nyamihana. His brilliance in school caught the attention of his paternal uncle, the late
Frank Gasasira, an accomplished civil servant at the time, who took over the responsibility of his education. In 1974, Kale Kayihura was enrolled in
St. Mary's College Kisubi for his Advanced Level education. He studied
Drama,
History,
English Literature and
Economics. He did well and was admitted to
Makerere University to study for the
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree He graduated in 1978 and proceeded to the
London School of Economics from where he graduated with the degree of
Master of Laws (LLM), in 1982, at age 26.
[2] Military education
General Kayihura has attended a number of military courses including the following:
[3] Public service
In 1982, following his graduation from the
University of London, he joined the
National Resistance Army, a rebel outfit that fought the regime of
Milton Obote II and captured power in 1986. He has since grown in military rank and held multiple offices in the army and public service, including the following:
- As an Aide de Camp to the Commander of the Mobile Brigade, from 1982 to 1986.
- As a Staff Officer in the Office of the Assistant Minister of Defence, from 1986 to 1988.
- As Chief Political Commissar and simultaneous Director of Political Education in the National Resistance Army.
- As the Operational Commander of the UPDF forces in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- As a Military Assistant to the President of Uganda. In that capacity, he headed the Anti-Smuggling Unit, whose official name is Special Revenue Police Services.
Controversies
Kale Kayihura is largely perceived (amongst Uganda's political circles and a large section of the population) as working for and promoting Museveni's personal interests through squashing of Museveni's political opponents. During the 2016 general elections, he was behind the implementation of the controversial Public Order Management Act (POMA) which largely targeted opposition politicians and their rights to assemble
[6]. He has, in most cases appeared to be ruthless while dealing with opposition political protests. Kayihura infamously admitted before the media that he had sanctioned the beatings of supporters of Dr.
Kizza Besigye, a leading opposition figure and four-time presidential candidate in Uganda. However, he later backtracked on his earlier statements due to public pressure and promised that the culprits (who had participated in the beatings) would face disciplinary action
[7]. A team of private lawyers also separately filed a criminal case against Kale Kayihura and other senior commanders for their involvement in the July 2016 beatings. Criminal summonses were issued by the magistrate court for the IGP and seven other senior officers to appear in court to answer charges of torture but none of them showed up in court. These proceedings were later halted by the controversial Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma
[8].
Sacking as Inspector General of Police
On 4 March 2018, President
Yoweri Museveni elevated
Martin Okoth Ochola, previously the deputy police chief, to Inspector General of Police, on the same day General
Elly Tumwine replaced Lieutenant General
Henry Tumukunde as Security Minister. This followed widespread outcry from concerned citizens, regarding increased insecurity in the country, with the police cavorting with known criminal gangs. Kidnappings-for-ransom, wanton murders and robberies, including a rash of unexplained tourist deaths; all un-solved, which left the security apparatus clue-less.
[1] Private life
He is married to Angella Kayihura, a
Kenyan of
Rwandese descent. She is the granddaughter of
Rudahigwa, the last king of pre-independence Rwanda. The Kayihuras are the parents of two children. He is reported to own a mixed farm on 350 acres (140 ha) of land in Kabula,
Lyantonde District, on which he owns about 500 goats.
[9] See also
Gen Kayihura taken to International Criminal Court
Gen Kayihura taken to International Criminal Court
In Summary
- Other police officers implicated include; Gen. Dan Munyuza, Col. James Burabyo (military attaché Rwandan Embassy in Uganda), ACP Baroza Jonathan, CP Baguma Ismail (Rwandan-commissioner of police and police attaché, Rwandan embassy), ASP Fred Tumuhirwe, Faizal Katende, Wilson Atekateka, Julius Kasinguzi, Abel Kitagenda, Abel Twijukye, Alex Katungi, Rutagungira Rene and Mohamood Matovu.
- The filing of this criminal complaint before the ICC, comes barely two months after nine people, among whom are five senior police officers have since been charged before the Makindye military court for allegedly kidnapping former bodyguard of Rwandan president, Paul Kagame.
KAMPALA. Sacked Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, has been taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over crimes against humanity that he allegedly committed along with his men when they forcefully deported a group of Rwandan nationals back to Rwanda.
Led by Mr Rugema Kayumba, the group states that they decided to file a criminal complaint before The Hague-based ICC court on grounds that they had failed to get justice in Uganda for a long time.
They further state the crimes allegedly committed by Kayihura and his accomplices, fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC that tries four major categories of crime that include; crimes of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Gen Kayihura who had been at the helm of the Police Force for over the last 12 years before he was shown exit last Sunday by President Museveni and replaced by Okoth Ochola, is jointly taken to ICC along with 16 other senior police officers including the already indicted SSP Nixon Agasiirwe, SCP Aguma Joel.
The criminal complaint has since been filed in the office of the ICC chief prosecutor, Ms Fatou Bensouda in the Information and Evidence Unit at The Hague court in Netherlands.
"This petition is brought to the ICC on its merits being that crimes like murder, deportation or forceful transfer of population. Torture and enforced disappearance of persons are within the definition of crimes against humanity which are triable by the ICC," the petitioners state in the criminal complaint before the ICC.
"Selected Uganda Police Officers were offered 5000 USD for each individual repatriated, a witness testified to us that some of these victims who resisted where executed within Uganda," the complaint states further.
The group claims that between 2010 and 2017, Rwandan authorities procured services of members of the Uganda Police Force to forcefully repatriate Rwandan refugees, Ugandans of Rwandan origin and Congolese of Rwandan origin.
Narrating how the alleged crimes against humanity were committed by Kayihura and his men, the petitioner's state that selected police officers on the Ugandan side were selected to join missions that involved kidnapping, torturing, killing and repatriating Rwandan refugees and asylum seekers.
They point out of how officer Aguma was allegedly kidnapped Joel Mutabazi and handed him over to his tormentors, Rwandan operatives and is now on life sentence, how Olivier Rukundo, a Spanish national of Rwandan origin was kidnapped on his way from his relatives in Kisoro District and that he is serving a life sentence.
At the tail end of their criminal complaint, the petitioners make some requests to the court.
They include; to be availed with security and guarantee that their lives will always be safe in Uganda and in any other country, prosecute Kayihura and his men for alleged crimes committed, be compensated for the atrocities committed against them by agents of the two countries, a permanent injunction be issued to restrain the perpetrators and countries involved from all sorts of abuse against this group.
The filing of this criminal complaint before the ICC, comes barely two months after nine people, among whom are five senior police officers have since been charged before the Makindye military court for allegedly kidnapping former bodyguard of Rwandan president, Paul Kagame.
The suspects who include Rwandan and Congolese nationals face charges of conspiracy to kidnap, a Rwandan officer, Lt Joel Mutabazi in Uganda in 2013..
Joel Mutabazi, a former lieutenant in Kagame's Republican Guard was allegedly kidnapped in Kampala in 2013 and handed over to his home government which sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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