The General Court Martial in Makindye has dropped charges against former Inspector General of Police, Gen Kale Kayihura.
The army court sitting on Wednesday morning cleared the bush war hero free.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the court process, Gen Kayihura said he was happy justice had finally been served after a long wait.
“I never lost confidence that I will get justice. I happy it has finally been served. I want to thank the UPDF leadership , escorts and friends and above all thank God who has sustained me and by his grace made this possible,” Gen Kayihura said.
Charges
Kayihura, 67 was charged with failure to protect war material by issuing arms to unauthorised persons including Boda Boda 2010 members led by Abdallah Kitatta between 2010 and 2018 were slapped against Kayihura.
The army also accused him of aiding and abetting the kidnapping, repatriating Rwandan exiles and refugees and Ugandan citizens to Rwanda between 2012 and 2016, charges he denied.
The charges were slapped against him three months after being dropped as Inspector General of Police and stemmed from his tenure as the police boss.
Pardon
During the previous 2021 general election campaigns, the NRM leaders in Kisoro district asked President Museveni to pardon their son, Gen Kayihura so he could be redeployed.
The president said he would work on the request.
Recently, the First Son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba pleaded with President Museveni to pardon Gen Kayihura and “rehabilitate him”.
The dropping of the charges comes in time as the A NR bush war general is among those set to retire from active service of the UPDF tomorrow at a function to be held at Entebbe State House.
At the function to be presided over by President Museveni who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces, others to retire include Maj Gen Sam Wasswa Mutesasira, Maj Gen Arocha Joseph, Brig Steven Oluka and Brig Augustine Atwooki among others.
