The Chief of Defence Forces and Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) leader, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced a major reshuffle within the leadership of the political pressure group, replacing Kasambya County MP Daudi Kabanda as Secretary General.
In a series of statements released on Monday, Gen. Muhoozi named Fadil Twalla as the new Secretary General of PLU, ending Kabanda’s three-year tenure in the influential position.
“The new General Secretary of PLU is Hon. Fadil Twalla. I will work closely with him to achieve our objectives. I thank Hon. Kabanda for his three years of excellent service. He set the standard high for the position,” Muhoozi said.
Despite his removal from the secretary general role, Kabanda remains a key figure within the organisation after being retained as a member of PLU’s Central Committee.
Muhoozi also directed the National Vice Chairperson of PLU, Michael Nuwagira, to organise an official handover ceremony between Kabanda and Twalla as soon as possible. He instructed all PLU ministers and members of parliament to attend the event.
The leadership changes were accompanied by a broader reorganisation of the Central Committee, the movement’s top decision-making organ.
Muhoozi retained Nuwagira, Edwin Karugire, Michael Mawanda and journalist Andrew Mwenda on the committee, while appointing several new members drawn from government, Parliament and the private sector.
Among the new appointees are Cabinet ministers Frank Tumwebaze and Kiryowa Kiwanuka, alongside Hussein Kashillingi and Alan Kasujja.
Muhoozi additionally appointed Kiryowa Kiwanuka as PLU Vice Chairman for Buganda, while Balaam Barugahara retained his position as Vice Chairman for the Western Region.
Other notable appointments include Kwame Ruyondo as the Central Committee representative for National Resistance Army historicals, and businessman Sanjay Tanna as the representative of the business community.
Parliament also gained increased representation within the organisation, with Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and State Minister for Defence Jacob Oboth-Oboth appointed to the Central Committee. Muhoozi described the two as his “special envoys to Parliament.”
The PLU leader used the announcement to reaffirm the organisation’s strategic alliance with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), saying the partnership was focused on delivering tangible results for Ugandans.
“PLU’s strategic alliance with NRM is based on achieving results for our people. Our members in Cabinet and Parliament must follow the President’s instructions to return to the grassroots and effectively monitor government programmes,” he said.
Muhoozi also outlined an ambitious economic agenda, linking PLU’s activities to President Yoweri Museveni’s target of growing Uganda’s economy to $500 billion by 2031.
“Our task as PLU is to achieve Mzee’s target of a 500 billion dollar GDP by 2031. I will supervise all government departments to achieve that goal,” he stated.
The changes are expected to strengthen PLU’s political and organisational structures ahead of the next phase of its mobilisation activities, while signaling Muhoozi’s intention to play a more active role in monitoring government performance and advancing the group’s development agenda.
