President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces yesterday met top security chiefs in a meeting held at State House Entebbe.
“I met with security chiefs yesterday at State House Entebbe. Our discussions focused on the general security situation in the country,” Museveni tweeted on Wednesday.
The meeting was attended by the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen David Muhoozi, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Special Forces Commander and Maj Gen Paul Lokech, the Deputy Inspector General of Police among other top security bosses in the country.
Gen Kainerugaba who is also the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations tweeted.
"Yesterday, the senior officers of the UPDF and UPF were honoured to meet our great Commander in Chief, His Excellency Yoweri Museveni. He briefed us on the tasks we have to accomplish in the near future. We are always grateful for his wise guidance," Gen Kainerugaba said in a tweet.
It should be remembered that towards the January 14 polls, President Museveni made a major shakeup in the security set up in which he reappointed Gen Kainerugaba as the SFC Commander.
The President also appointed Maj Gen Paul Lokech the Deputy Inspector General of Police.
The president, in his radio message announcing the changes hinted that the changes came after the slow response of police to the deadly November 18 and 19 protests in several parts of the country in which NUP goons attacked and robbed innocent Ugandans.
Consequently, the newly appointed commanders were tasked with ensuring there is no repeat of the same as the country geared towards the 2021 general elections which many had predicted to be violent.
Indeed, the polls went on safely and President Museveni has applauded the security services.
“You heard people saying that there will be violence in elections but we disappointed them because everyone voted in peace. They then said if NRM wins, then we shall have serious violence, where is it? I want to assure you that no one will disrupt the peace and unity of Ugandans,” Museveni has said on several occasions.