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Maj Gen James Birungi appointed new CMI boss

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Maj Gen James Birungi, as the new commander of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). He replaces Maj Gen Abel Kandiho, who was last year sanctioned by the United States government over human rights abuses. The UPDF spokesperson, Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu …

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LOP Mpuuga welcomes US sanctions against CMI boss

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga, has welcomed the US sanctions against Maj Gen Abel Kandiho, the Commander of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI. On Tuesday, the US Department of Treasury implicated Kandiho and other CMI officers for the arrest, detention and physical …

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US pins CMI boss for torturing gov’t critics

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Abel Kandiho, the commander of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), has been personally involved in the abduction and torture of government critics. This is according to the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control-OFAC. Gen Kandiho was on Tuesday …

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