Abel Kandiho Explained

Abel Kandiho
Birth Place:Gomba, Uganda
Occupation:Military officer
Nationality:Ugandan
Citizenship:Uganda
Known For:Military Matters
Honorific Prefix:Major General
Joint Chief of Staff in the Uganda Police Force

Major General Abel Kandiho, is a Ugandan military officer.He was appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Friday 17th May,2024.He had previously served as the Joint Chief of Staff in the Uganda Police Force, effective 9 February 2022.[1]

From 25 January 2022 until 8 February 2022, he was assigned to duty in South Sudan, as a Special Envoy.[2] However, this assignment was reversed and instead he was appointed Chief of Joint Staff of Uganda Police Force.[3]

He previously served as the Chief of Military Intelligence in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).[4]

Career

It has been reported in the past that Kandiho blames the spate of killings in Ugandan urban areas in the period between 2015 and 2018[5] to a network of thugs linked to General Kale Kayihura, the former Inspector General of Police. Kandiho "privately accused the former police chief of waging a campaign aimed at depicting the inner towns as ungovernable".[6] Kandiho, in his capacity as the Head of CMI, was one of the people who personally interrogated Kale Kayihura, following his arrest in 2018.[7]

In November 2017, at the rank of colonel and as Commander of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier.[8] In December 2019, at the rank of Brigadier, Kandiho met with Lieutenant General Jeremiah Nyembe, the South African Military Intelligence chief, for the purpose of sharing information.[9]

Previously, before May 2014, at the rank of lieutenant colonel, he served as the commander of Makindye Military Barracks; the headquarters of the UPDF Military Police. On 30 May 2014, he was replaced in that position by Colonel Emmanuel Kanyesigye. Kandiho stayed on as Deputy Commander.[10]

In 2009, at the rank of major, Kandiho was a military officer at CMI.[11] In 2019, The Independent (Uganda) newspaper reported that Kandiho worked at the Uganda High Commission in Kigali, Rwanda, in the early 2000s, where he had disagreements with Rwandan security forces.[12]

In December 2021, Abel Kandiho, is targeted by United States sanctions the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced. Abel Kandiho's assets in the United States are now frozen. At issue: his alleged involvement in cases of human rights violations.[13] [14]

In January 2022, he was replaced as the Head of Military Intelligence in the UPDF by Major General James Birungi. Kandiho was reassigned special duties in South Sudan.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Museveni Appoints Major General Abel Kandiho As Chief of Joint Staff of Uganda Police Force . SoftPower Uganda . 9 February 2022 . Muhamadi Byemboijana . 9 February 2022 . Kampala, Uganda.
  2. Web site: Uganda’s military intelligence boss, Gen Kandiho, removed from post . . 25 January 2022 . Julius Barigaba . 26 January 2021 . Nairobi, Kenya.
  3. Web site: 9 February 2022 . Why Museveni Cancelled Ex-CMI Boss Abel Kandiho's Transfer To South Sudan . ChimpReports.com . ChimpRports . 9 February 2022 . Kampala.
  4. Web site: SoftPower Uganda . Chief of Military Intelligence, Abel Kandiho Promoted To Major General For Meritorious Performance . 14 April 2020 . Sarah Kagingo . 17 May 2020 . Kampala.
  5. Web site: Nile Post Uganda . CMI Commander Surrounded By Angry Traders In Kisekka Market . 3 September 2018 . Amon Katungulu . 17 May 2020 . Kampala.
  6. Web site: Gen. M7 Promotes CMI Boss ‘Abel Kandiho’ To The Rank Of Maj. Gen . The Capital Times . 28 March 2020 . The Capital Times . 17 May 2020 . Kampala.
  7. Web site: We Are Grilling Kayihura – UPDF . . 15 June 2018 . 17 May 2020 . Risdel Kassira and Joseph Kato . Kampala.
  8. Web site: Museveni promises pay raise for soldiers, promotes SFC, CMI commanders . . 23 November 2017 . Franklin Draku and Eric Dominic Bukenya . 17 May 2020 . Kampala.
  9. Web site: 13 December 2019 . CMI, South Africa Intelligence Bosses Meet To Discuss Security . . Risdel Kasasira . 17 May 2020 . Kampala.
  10. Web site: Makindye Barracks Get New Commandant . . 30 May 2014 . Ronald Mubiru . 17 May 2020 . Kampala.
  11. Web site: . Judge Locks Media Out of CMI Chief Case . 19 October 2009 . 17 May 2020 . Charles Ariko . Kampala.
  12. Web site: Museveni–Kagame: What To Look Out For Next . . 2 September 2019 . Ronald Musoke . 17 May 2020 . Kampala.
  13. Web site: Ouganda : le Trésor américain prend des sanctions contre le chef des renseignements militaires. . 9 December 2021 . RFI . 9 December 2021 . Paris.
  14. Web site: Treasury Targets Repression and the Undermining of Democracy. 2021-12-26. U.S. Department of the Treasury. en.