Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, has directed all security agencies to keep out of the ongoing issues surrounding the succession of the Tooro Kingdom.
In a statement shared on social media, Muhoozi said security services should not be “entangled or involved in any way” in matters concerning the Tooro succession.“I hereby instruct ALL security services not to be entangled or involved in any way in the issue of the Tooro succession,” he stated.Muhoozi added that security agencies would continue to receive guidance from President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s Commander-in-Chief.“We shall get our guidance from the Commander-in-Chief as usual,” he added.His remarks come amid growing public attention to the leadership and succession questions within the Tooro Kingdom, one of Uganda’s prominent traditional institutions.The directive has sparked discussion about the role of security agencies in matters involving cultural institutions, with Muhoozi stressing that security forces should remain separate from the Tooro succession process
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