Kampala
Police are investigating whether Rujumbura MP Jim Muhwezi was among the conspirators in last week’s attempted robbery of Shs10 billion at the Garden City branch of Stanbic Bank, a source said yesterday.
The Police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said Gen. Muhwezi is among people “lined up to be interrogated”.
The comments raise the possibility that the general may be arrested and court- martialled.
Asked if Gen. Muhwezi would be treated as a witness, the source said: “We interview witnesses, but we interrogate suspects. He is a suspect.”
City businessman Justus Kashoma is alleged to have masterminded the robbery. Gen. Muhwezi expressed fears he would soon be arrested in a Sunday interview with Daily Monitor, after the robbery was discussed in Friday meeting of the National Security Council, chaired by Internal Affairs Minister Ruhakana Rugunda and attended by top security officials.
Gen. Muhwezi claims the link to the crime is part of a plan by Security Minister Amama Mbabazi to pin him, following their fallout in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the NSSF land scandal. Gen. Muhwezi has called for the resignation or censure of Mr Mbabazi.
Dr Rugunda said yesterday that the investigation is wide-ranging. “There is no specific person being targeted. It’s only individuals that investigations reveal that will be brought to book,” he said.
“I hate to mention names here because the public will drag politics in this but I can also say [that] Muhwezi is not being targeted in this. It will be the findings of investigations to show which people should be questioned,” Dr Rugunda told Daily Monitor by telephone.
According to the source, the Police are holding, and looking out for, three categories of suspects; perpetrators, bank employees who may have acted as accessories, and those who allegedly provided security and cover for the perpetrators.
At least six suspects, all employees of the bank, were interrogated yesterday by CID at Kibuli.
Police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba was tight-lipped about the investigations, only saying it was a matter for the CID to comment on.
But CID spokesman Fred Enanga said only Police chief Kale Kayihura has the authority to comment on the progress of the investigation.
The involvement of Gen. Muhwezi, according to CID sources, relates to the direct participation of one of his guards Musa Satya, who is attached to the Internal Security Organisation. As a former head of the spy agency, Maj. Gen. Muhwezi, who denies any wrongdoing, is entitled to guards from Iso.
Mr Satya was arrested together with Mr Kashoma, a real estate dealer and owner of the Bukoto-based Kashoma Group of Companies.
Others arrested include Capt. Muzamiru Wakulira, Mr Allan Kamugisha, Mr Paul Mukwanyi and Mr Adam Luswata, while Mr Kashoma’s two Prados UAJ 444P and UAH 500L were confiscated by the Police as exhibits.
The Police said the suspects, who were still being held at various police stations in Kampala last night, targeted $3.8m (Sh6.2b), almost £1m (Sh3b) and Sh985m in the foiled robbery.
In an interview on Sunday, Gen Muhwezi pleaded his innocence, and said there was a sinister attempt to have him court-martialled.
Gen. Muhwezi also said he could not be responsible for Mr Satya’s activities, because the guard gets orders from Iso, and denied knowledge of Mr Allan Kamugisha, one of the suspects. “I have never met him,” Gen. Muhwezi said of Mr Kamugisha last evening.
Daily Monitor reported yesterday that Mr Kamugisha was said to be Gen. Muhwezi’s political aide. Gen. Muhwezi admitted to having a conversation with Mr Kashoma in the moments leading up to the failed robbery, although he said he knew the businessman as a sociable person who wanted to buy his land in Nyabushozi.
According to our source, the Police suspect that the plan to “provide security” to the robbers was reached during a September 25 meeting at a Kampala hotel.
The failed robbery happened the next day, September 25. Gen Muhwezi, who was at CID yesterday over the perjury allegations from the 2006 Global Fund inquiry, claimed he was now being framed by his political enemies.
“I know this is Mbabazi playing his dirty politics, because even his political ally, [Buyaga MP Barnabas] Tinkasiimire, said that Mbabazi was planning to turn things bloody,” Gen. Muhwezi said yesterday.
“I didn’t deploy him [Satya]. Even after he was arrested, I contacted the Iso director and informed him. But, later, I saw media reports linking me to the failed robbery.”
At least 10 suspects are in police custody over the incident, which follows a troubling pattern in which city banks have been targeted by armed robbers.
Shs320 million was most recently robbed from Bank of Baroda. In the Stanbic Bank case, the robbers would have made off with at least Shs10 billion in what the Police said was a sophisticated scheme that involved tampering with the bank’s network system.
The Shs10 billion had been deposited in different instalments on several Stanbic Bank accounts run by Mr Kashoma.
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moureen said at 03 Oct 2008, 05:10
mbabazi is really a proud and arrogant man! he thinks bse he is the boss of securty in uganda., he can do things in secret and give orders that muhwezi whom the public already suspects to be a thief should be charged with robbery and courtmartialled.we are not fools much as we dont have his power and are quiet, we can clearly see what is going on! he just wants him off his case and to shame him further all along mantaining his mr clean image! shame on u arrogant muk8iga man, ur sins will catch up with u. u think u will stay in power forever but at one point u will go as jim said!!
fifi said at 03 Oct 2008, 05:02
what exactly is wrong with the ugandan police? after hearing numerous stories of how they are actualy henchmen of the state. its no wonder that they have concluded robbery or is it fraud investigations within a week. No wonder that they have put muhwezi directly in the middle of the robbery simply coz a car of his bodyguard was foud at garden city. one wonders hw many cars pack at garden cityand why all their owners at\re nt in luzira. its really no surprise at all tjat they have totally ignored kashoma who was withdrawing the money from his persoal account and concetrated on charging the sociable minister with rbery. thats what this newpaper said.
i can confidently say that after all thse scadals, i have come to a conclusion that NRM guys big guys like mbabazi have really eaten Ugandan's money. muhwezi is just unlucky to be used as the pawn by his govt as the only thief. definitely all those guys are eating. why do u think the president is soo quiet as long as e is not the one looking bad. muhwezi a nrmallly sociable guy wh is likeable is the slaughter goat of the NRM. All those who have eate are now soo quiet trying to hide their own corruptin and deals that thy have enjoyed for a long tie and are also now pointing fingers!. officially the NRM has turned into a laughable party, with m7 chief thief occasionally pushing a few weak en t pay while his hand stays in the cake. hopeless! just hopeless!
okumu said at 02 Oct 2008, 09:59
so they say the day shall come and every man shall be judged according to his deeds.Trust me brother Jim,Besigye was there sooner r later we shall rise up and say enough is enough. The day of redemtion shall come so be strong we shall rally behind you brother.
Some of us feel bitter when we see a ovt which claims to have restored hope to the people turn themselves into thieves. Reason where were you. Today so they say that we can walk freely i mean just because ugandans are not bold to stand up against the challenge that we end up being mistreated. WHAT IF kAGS WAS IN kENYA HE WOULD HAVE FLED THE COUNTRY long time ago. God bless Uganda.
Okumu Joel said at 02 Oct 2008, 09:47
i think at the rate of things happening in Uganda we are yet to see another 5 years in the bush.Lets put it this way,Jim is in bad books of a prominent man in town how do you expect him to taint the "Mr.Clean" and walk away scot free.soon well hear of terrorism and similar PRA cases trumped on Jim.
We know Jim Holds so many secrets that the only way is to finish him off.
Therefore comrade mbabazi wether you are planning for a takeover remember you are so unpopular that i think you can only get votes from your family and kinsmen goodday.
hamid said at 02 Oct 2008, 04:58
MABABAZI YA STUPID LEAVE OUR JIM ALONE
Ezrah in Kigali Rwanda said at 02 Oct 2008, 04:53
Its high tym Ugandans to differentiate btn what is bad and good, some times we say that our president H.E M7 is bad BUT the people around him the said untouchables one are the ugly ones.
Look the saga that grows in our country every day.
God bless the thieves while the poor are becoming poorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hamid said at 02 Oct 2008, 03:57
Mbabazi dont be a fool i know jim has nothing to do with so take your dirty politics to your silly family and wife who sleeps with hers inlaws.fuck off
Ssempogoma said at 02 Oct 2008, 03:34
it is terrible to hear the would be credible pipo involved in all sorts of scums. once, it goes public, it has reached the brim, pouring over. how about those businesses that concluded in those big hotels, no go areas for a common kampala man? how many go on unnoticed involving huge somes of money? lastly, y only the big govt shots involved in all cases? tell me who has the answer?
brian said at 01 Oct 2008, 17:21
wow, i see ugandans are still at it. robberies etc. am glad i left that country and got asylum in the US. you guys will never develop. you have no accountability plans. and museveni was here in the uUS last week and bush had praise for him so if you think he is about to leave office, think again. and that means the whole nrm thieving squad is going to live on. run from uganda any chance you get people
abaho simon said at 01 Oct 2008, 12:10
where were you when we were fighting ?we have to enjoy the fruits of our sweat no matter what you people say or do.we are tired of people who don't appreciate, we tried being supportive only to be let down by the vote! the doors are open pick up the damn guns and we meet in Luweero,Lukoola,Nakaseke ,Kapeeka etc.the winner takes it all, can't you get that into you little brains?.government egenda n'ebyayo.
Bolofesto said at 30 Sep 2008, 19:24
For everyone who keeps suggesting Luzira as an end place for these mafioso thugs I have to warn you that Luzira is congested to the brim, but we still have a lot of sand and empty oildrums. Maybe we consider Amin style; hooding them and pinning them on the oildrums and you know what... to send out a signal that Mafia conduct is intolerable in Uganda. After all they've been doing the same to their opponents!
wodgot said at 30 Sep 2008, 18:55
Fellow ugandans, don't be decieved by Museveni's monkey tricks against political opponents,the intercepted 'bank robbery plan'by security men was designed against JIM not the bank .I have scores of examples to prove to those still in doubt;
1.The redemption army and its captured members was a monkey trick because it never existed.
2.The rape case against kIZZA is another movenment monkey trick meant to destroy his integrity.
3.Opon Acak's murder in lango district was a clear monkey trick by movement government after killing from afar!
4.The dismisal of Rwamushana as ISO deputy is also a trict by Movement inorder for him to penetrate FDC circle for sensitive information.
Politics tells us that, any government with weak leadership resorts to propaganda as a mean of intimidating potential rivals,Jim must be very careful with these movement gangsters.
Charles said at 30 Sep 2008, 18:41
To M7.
Mr. chief, NSSF 11 billion is your votes for 2011. The only way out is you to come forward to nullyfy the buying of the Temagala land and return the peoples' money. You will restore the peoples' will and confidence in you. If you did not do that we shall all conclude that you coknived with Amama as usall to steal the peoples' money. You will be attempted to use the gun for people to vote for u, we will raise in arms to get u OUT.
Charles said at 30 Sep 2008, 17:36
This time when people talk of slavery,M7 has brought it back. History repeats itself. How on earth can M7 allow the Arabs who sold us to slavery come back to Uganda and grab our land again? He is selling Ugandans in Iraq at the moment. That one is not enough,he wants now the Arabs to come and make us slaves at home. Read the Bible if one wants to know about the Egyptians. What happened to Israels when they were in Egypt? Think about it.
Charles said at 30 Sep 2008, 17:07
What goes arround comes arround. Muhwezi and his boss M7,do you all remember what happened in Kabale bank when you were fighting your war to come and loot Uganda? This bank attempted robbery indicates your inttentions to divert attention from NSSF robbery investigation to your ill inttended robbery.
However, this is Amama's tricks to confuse the workrs' minds on the NSSF issue.Amama and the co. on NSSF should be taken to Luzira including Suruma who signed the Check.We are tired of thefts. You have robbed us enough.
kiiza said at 30 Sep 2008, 16:57
This a tip of the ice bag. The whole cluque of the so called historicals have been at it and when the young people(under 45yrs) who know nothing other that the "visionary gov" all they know is enjawulo, difference, nkulyakoki etc etc. become more astute on the game then we should expect nothing less that these big incidents. I cannot rule out anybody in this game. whethe its a ploy to distract us from the Nssf sag, or not still why withdraw all this money. Drug dealing? financincg warlords? only God knows
Dasty said at 30 Sep 2008, 16:56
This is the Ugandan Version of Ali Baba and the forty thieves.....with Muhwezi as the main character.....the man with the magic words...."Open Sesame".
patrick said at 30 Sep 2008, 14:38
I t has long been said & vehemently denied that this NRM is a bunch of thugs who are hellbent on looting this country penniless.The nssf saga,the globalfund,gavi fund,junk helicopters,the list is obviously endless.What more motivation do we need to kick these thugs out!!! The longer they take around,the more they robb this nation.
Benjamin Okello said at 30 Sep 2008, 14:37
All Muhwezi's staff are provided by ISO which is currently under the supervision of Mbabazi;so it is likely that they have been manipulated by their boss(Amama Mbabazi).
Kashoma said at 30 Sep 2008, 13:59
How did Mbabazi get two of Muhwezi's guards to provide security cover to the bank robbery? How could he have gotten, even, Muhwezi's driver to be involved in this? Muhwezi confessed to talking to Mr Kashoma shortly before the attempted robbery, surely, how did Mbabazi pull off that one? Mbabazi is a thug himself, but this was Muhwezi's operation! This is how he operates. Who do you imagine cordinated the bank robberies during the war? Yes, you are right, Muhwezi! Have you forgoten that he almost single handedly robbed a bank in Kabale?
6-pack said at 30 Sep 2008, 13:48
Hooray!! Its gonna be FIGHT NITE! ROUND2! As the status quo shifts from the sublime to the ridiculous, getting more dramatic by the minute, the president of Uganda continues to enjoy every second of it as clearly shown by his glances and smiles of tacit contempt. In one stroke, he gets rid of his rivals without any real use of very sinister tactics… It just hasn’t quite played out right yet. Why? Because Bukenya didn’t get as sucked in as M7 expected. The plan seems to have degenerated into a confrontation between Mbabazi and Muhwezi and yet M7 wanted a Mbabazi-Bukenya confrontation. Luckily for Bukenya, the two thugs had an axe to grind. M7 is probably saying damn! Coz while Mbabazi is permanently damaged by his greed in the Temangalo wetland scandal, Bukenya seems to certainly have gained a few political points.
Katakuri said at 30 Sep 2008, 13:19
I knew my old friend Amama mbabazi was cooking up something of this magnitude, he can be blunt sometimes .
Kato said at 30 Sep 2008, 13:08
zawedde dear! Its not basically the Tema/Nssf saga thats taking place, da gov't has always brought up stuff to keep ugandans' minds busy esp if they are to do something really bad. i think lets stop crying over spilt milk and devise ways of getting rid of Museveni and his gang of "thieves", because such sagas will continue for as long as there is accountability and responsibilty on da side of da gov't. Eva wondered why Mugabe wouldn't relinguish power; its b'se of that clique of da so called "Liberators" who claim to have fouight to liberate us when in actual sense their agenda was to ugandans. For instance can da movement gov't make a list of any five(5) physical achievements it can boost of for the last 2o or so years. Please lets wake from da sleep we claim to have been given by Movement gov't.
Julius said at 30 Sep 2008, 12:40
Like all croonies and clowns, the lights come down after the circus is gone. I don't really care who is responsible, all of them are thugs. From M7, Mbabazi, Muhwezi, Saleh...all of them. Thank God the hunters are now becoming the hunted!
kizito said at 30 Sep 2008, 12:20
Trained by M7, produced by M7 proud thugs with no shame. Term limits please these crowns are destroying our image abroad. I find it hard to say I am from Uganda!
Kashoma said at 30 Sep 2008, 12:18
Fellow Ugandans, before you jump to the difence of Muhwezi, just you know that he is the most dangerous man in Government and he has been so for a long time! During his O'level at Kigezi High school, he was the leader of a gang of thugs called the 'mercyless'! During his senior four, he and his gang raped a girl in the same school, and as a result, he sat his O'levels while in prison in Masaka!
While he was the director of ISO, a junior officer reported to him that he had arrested Sudhir taking out of the country 1 million dollars. Apparently, Sudhir had tried to bribe the junior officer with half that amount to let him off. When the matter got to Muhwezi, he took the 500,000 dollar offer, let Sudhir off, and had the junior officer arrested for having stolen 200,000 Ush!
The other cases against this man are well known, so I would not be surprised if Muhwezi was the master mind behind the bank robbery. He has been a thug for a long time! If there is a smart reporter out there, find out the people who studied with Muhwezi at Kigezi High school and you will have a nice story to write.
siparara said at 30 Sep 2008, 12:15
Who could remind me of the the brain behind the bank robbery of kabale during our bush days? If it's Jim good luck.
EMBOORO said at 30 Sep 2008, 12:07
YAP
let them eat each ather for we we're
looking at them. NRM must go down this
time.
Loneranger said at 30 Sep 2008, 11:12
Yes, I ask myself, who stole from who?
No one has complained of iregular money transfers, anyone who has tried opening an account with Stanbic knows it is a one week process minimum, so what is this crap of an account being opened in less than one day and money being transfered,besides what did one sale for that sort of money? This is dirty money being laundered.
these are crimes against Ugandans
walter said at 30 Sep 2008, 10:43
40 days for da thief. It started in the dark as a small time thief then it grew to bank robbery and now all sorts of broad day time robberies.
We 've forsake our dear beloved country to those who don't care for nothing or anything but monies.
Mary said at 30 Sep 2008, 10:40
Both Muhwezi and Mbabazi are thieves so non is a brain. Muhwezi let thousands of people die to satisfy himself while Mbabazi though seems innocent should not have accepted money of the extra hectares of land got from the workers sweat.
Museveni has nothing to say because these so called liberators are following his example in this dirty game of politics.
Ugandans should not be fooled with the recent drama coz there's still more. Our president promised 2% of Uganda to Egypt thus forcing us to accept the amendment of the land bill. If he has made such promises before it is passed what will happen when the government is in charge of all the land in this country.
My fellow Ugandans be on guard because very soon your own land may be given to an investor while you become poorer.
As in one of the comments, we are all to blame because we have preferred to sleep for the last 22yrs other than fight for our rights. Writing comments here will not solve our problems, we must act. Let's act and Now.
kitalo nnyo! said at 30 Sep 2008, 10:39
haha! Let me grab my popcorn and soda this movie is going to be a long and interesting one..one with several twists and plots one Mario Puzo of The God Father never scripted..seriously though how much ridiculous can this get?
Omugabula Ngiya said at 30 Sep 2008, 10:37
6-pack should know that life doesnot come to an end because there is the "NSSF SAGA". We can not stop thinking or following other important national pursuits simply because there is a group of people who want to hang Mbabazi desperately. That is very subjective of you. This robbery thing is more serious than u want us to believe. There is no smoke without fire. We should therefore not rush to conlusions now.
What Jim should do is to explain himself properly and clear all doubts about his conduct in this case. It is of course true that he loves money so much and many times he has not earned it honestly hence his current troubles and the big credibililty deficit.
Why would one scream wolves!! simply because there is robbery being investigated. I believe Rugunda. He is a clean, honest and patriotic Ugandan. No one is trying to frame Muhwezi. Let the robbery investigations continue alongside the NSSF inquiry.
If comrade Jim thought by whipping up the NSSF thing his problems would be forgotten or postponed too bad for him.
You can fool some people for sometime but not all the time.
Time to pay for your sins. And they are not few as you can see.
Mo said at 30 Sep 2008, 09:52
You live by the sword you die by the sword come on freedom fighters we are enjoying your longtime skills of bank robberies,our cattle not to mention our muwogoall stolen in the name of liberation.Who told you Ugandans that a thief who hasnt been to prision or undergone any rehabilitation program can reform? This time its Jim but stand warned all these guys in governmentknow is STEAL STEAL STEAL thats why even when they want to nail one of their own the easiest trick is workout robbery show welldone NATIONAL ROBBERS MOVEMENT
DENNIS said at 30 Sep 2008, 08:59
ihope this is not our bloody money we are suffering for in iraq.some of our families are not accessing our money,even when u send a standing order to the bank,the order expires before the money is remitted to the a/c of the beneficiary.u wonder which kind of the bank is stanbic?
TK said at 30 Sep 2008, 08:59
With this unfolding saga, these people are giving a whole new meaning to the phrase -POLITICS IS A DIRTY GAME.
Muhwezi "hunted" with them and now the hunter is being hunted by his own-(this would make for a good literature
novel-betrayal being the main theme).
However a wise man once said- "when the hunters start hunting down each other- beware the end is imminent.
tiredugandan said at 30 Sep 2008, 08:32
Ok. how silly can one be to use his own gaurd to rob a bank????????
BAKER said at 30 Sep 2008, 08:16
Really,there should be suspicion because why would these people withdraw those huge sums of money at once?.
Putting politics aside,to me it seems that there is an element of money laundering.This problem is further compounded by the lack of an effective legal frame-work in Uganda.
Yoweri Ngorogoza said at 30 Sep 2008, 07:56
I believe this is the dirty work of Minister of Finance and Minister of security i.e. Suruma and mbabazi;that is why they should be sacked while Temangalo/Nssf is being sorted out.
ISO OPERATIVE said at 30 Sep 2008, 07:30
AMAMA MBABAZI SHAME ON YOU. HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO JIM MUHWEZI'S REPUTATION? YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE YOUR INSIDE PEDDLING THE MINISTRY OF SECURITY;YOU ARE TURNING US INTO YOUR MAFIA.
Loneranger said at 30 Sep 2008, 07:27
When you have a predominantly mono cultural Government there is a tendency of organised crime to take root, precisely what gave birth to the mafia and its ofshoots in the USA underground world, the common denominator was the ITALIAN identity
Musa said at 30 Sep 2008, 07:09
Stabinicccccccccccccc, people banking Millions of Dollars in Cash while others withdraw Millions of Dollars in Cash, ATM's dispense Fake notes, Staff in IT department make unauthorised withdrawals from customers accounts, if one can withdraw a million dollars in cash, what is your liquidity status on a daily basis? Stanbic aren't you cleaning dirty money? Helloooo is anyone out there listening,this Bank is in TROUBLE. Bank of Uganda as the regulating authority have you guaranteed our savings in Stanbic, the ones in NSSF are going down a drain
Observer said at 30 Sep 2008, 07:03
Hyenas are coming out of the BUSH.
Diana said at 30 Sep 2008, 06:54
I thought Gen Muhwezi was satisfied with the money he stole from Global Fund and Gavi; but he still wants more from Stanbic bank?
All I can say is ' greed and glattony'
Prince said at 30 Sep 2008, 06:11
Fellow Ugandans! Don't be fooled. We are talking about Muhwezi once head of ISO. He knows when to take advantage of the situation 'n their wouldnt be any better opportunity than this time when everyone will sympathise with him for being witch-hunted coz of his call 4 Mbabazi to resign. While he accuses Mbabazi based on imagination(to have influenced the NSSF deal), he personally admits to Talking to Kashoma n maybe his bodyguard just be4 the failed robbery and then starts crying foul. Shame on him!!! If guilty, its time to pay. May the Good Lord prevail and 'Let Justice be done though the Heavens may fall' God bless you!
Natasha said at 30 Sep 2008, 05:42
Mr. presedent, can't you really see that, what your govt is doing is f**** Why don't we pack our whole rot and leave uganda and ugandans in peace????
What we have is more than enough dadie!
John said at 30 Sep 2008, 05:34
Now we all know what Bonna Bagagawale stands for. Soon all Ugandans will have $3 million wired to their accounts at night and we shall all be laughing our way to the banks, Amen.
Charles Dalton Opwonya said at 30 Sep 2008, 04:55
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
1. What Robbery is it to "attempt" to withdraw "too much" money from one's own Bank Account while needing Guard services to "protect" oneself?
2. This is a clear case of "Aggravated" MONEY LAUNDERING (such a class of crime should actually be created by Parliament.
3. How easy or difficult is it to deviously fake such a "crime" as in No.1 herein above and plant it on someone else?
4. If scenario No.3 were true, then crime No. 2 also vanishes and Machiavellian Mafia Schemer must be arrested and charged with some "holding charges" of sorts.
NAMIGADDE said at 30 Sep 2008, 04:18
THIS IS HOW CHEAP AMAMA MBABAZI IS! AMAMA MBABAZI IS REAL MAFIA WHO CAN FRAME ANYONE ESPECIALLY IF THAT SOMEONE IS ALREADY FACING OTHER TRUMPED UP ALLEGATONS. WORKERS AND ALL CITIZENS STAY FOCUSED ON TEMANGALO/NSSF TILL IT IS RESOLVED.
Vigilant said at 30 Sep 2008, 04:06
I have got information pinning Amama Mbabazi in this “robbery” set up. Iam already in the process of passing it to the appropriate authorities and the president. Iam an Amama Mbabazi insider who is fed up with his dirty trickery.
peter said at 30 Sep 2008, 04:03
Gen. Muhwezi is avery clever man or so he thinks. When he realised that the deal to rob the bank had flopped he quickly contacted Monitor to claim that he was likely to be linked with it since his body guard and personal assitant had been arrested.
He first line of defence was that his newly found political oponent{s} is or are likely to link him with the foiled robbery.
The truth of the matter seems to be that Gen. Muhwezi has a dobious character past and present and is capable of doing anything to get money.
This is a man who is used to free money and he has been getting it from the government departments he has been heading. The trouble now is that since
he was dropped from government following the GAVI scandal, the source of free money has dried up. It is therefore posssible that he has resorted to robbery and crime to maintain his every expensive life style.
By the way during his secondary schoool days in Kabale, Muhwezi was known to be leading a gang of students who used to rape girls from neighbouring schools among other crimes. Any wonder then that this man is linked with a bank robbery?
Peter,
Boston
walusimbi usa said at 30 Sep 2008, 03:53
people like bukenya,sekikubo,sekandi,kidu and some few others would have resigned and wait for kinobe to sugarcoat the matter that its political imagine;ofono opondo,bidiba lady(kazibwe)kuteesa,muhwezi who stole the bank in early 80s to give them the leadership ov our country people who were poor are the richest now God bless our country!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Angry said at 30 Sep 2008, 03:50
NRMuu oyeeeeeeee!...
The Mafioso are now openly conniving, plotting and scheming against each other.
And these are the people we want for another term from 2011.
If this is what they can do to each other in the public glare, just imagine the type of things they have done undercover without our knowledge.
THIS LOT ARE ALL CRIMINALS, FULLSTOP. THEY CAN ALL GO & HANG EACH OTHER.
martin koryom said at 30 Sep 2008, 03:37
shame for all of you, you better be a famer rather than being an MP in the country,,,
uganda was a very good country, but it will never be good again as it was it such crime.
koryom juba
Rugaba Agaba said at 30 Sep 2008, 03:33
Could this be the invisible hand of evil that Kalyegira once retorted about after the Buddo fire.
http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/Kalyegira/Evil_bares_its_fangs_at_B udo_Junior_school_63829.shtml
Am increasingly worried that we could be swallowed up, soon or later...
Imagine Stanbic loses 10 billion (may not be alot of money to them), their shares plummet, it's the locals/ local investors that suffer. People may be increasingly losing trust in the bank though it may not be to blame. Is Stanbic willing to increase its investments in this politically foul environment? I dont think so...
NSSF's illegitimate deals- who is at a loss? Ordinary folks...
Honestly, am now worried. There is more to this than meets the eye.
We may be swallowed up, either in chronic financial debt or shortage, inflation, crime and civil unrest.
Over to you...
www.rugaba-agaba.blogspot.com
bosco said at 30 Sep 2008, 03:28
Uganda stinks of thugs, the country once hailed as the pearl of Africa was invaded by thugs disguised as NRM liberators,transformed to historicals,looted,looting, planning to loot land,forests,lakes,rivers,banks,mountains,parks,oil the list goes
One question,why can't Ugandans show them exit.
opio said at 30 Sep 2008, 03:13
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo what hell is that.me i don't comment much because i know muhwezi and museven they have enough weapon to deffend themselves so no use of saying much in as far as the gorvement is concerned.lets all watch what is going to happen after M7 is overthrown by 2011 election. thaks. co-operation is the best chanel.
Odong walter Gulu said at 30 Sep 2008, 02:41
Ugandan are now seeing the real truth abouth the current regim.We told them that this fellow should have not been give chance to rule uganda they refused and they brought them from the bush and put them in the state house.
This fellow started their act right from 1981 and throught out thier so call bush war they were praticing it on the people in Luwero and later northern uganda.
Loneranger said at 30 Sep 2008, 02:39
No one seems to be interested in the origin of this money, why? surely it must have come from somewhere. If no one has reported money missing, why are we talking of Robbers. Why is the identity of the Victim so secretive?
WHOSE MONEY IS IT? WHO HAS BEEN ROBBED? please someone help me!
KATUSIIME said at 30 Sep 2008, 02:23
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, HOW CAN A THIEF SAY THAT MR CLEAN SHOULD RESIGN.MUHWEZI IS
A TYPICAL THIEF.HOWEVER MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE. A THIEF WILL ALWAYS REMAIN A THIEF.
David Masera said at 30 Sep 2008, 02:15
MOVEMENT DEALS EXPOSED.
steven mulyanti said at 30 Sep 2008, 02:06
EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! intresting let him pay forit,those are mafiars in the so called good governance.
NIN said at 30 Sep 2008, 01:49
cheap politics...the old men are getting paranoid about life after when their brains are frozen.Monitor please stop wasting this space for their crap...we are sooooooooooo sick.Muhwezi..mbabazi..M7 ..etc or the whole f****d government should go to hell.Robbing us a yound generation of morals.. and other life basics. Guess their kids arent any better..but we shall see..time tells
Matovu-Mutesasira said at 30 Sep 2008, 01:28
Who is the head of NRM historicals? Which group fought Ugandan government and robbed UCB in the process? Well, Muhwezi might only be in somehow a deserved trap.
-It is not easy to end a career as a head of a security body without planting any evidence vs the innocents.
-My colleagues used to joke: "The hunter has become the hantwa"
Bernard said at 30 Sep 2008, 00:47
Wow its getting real interesting to note.Yeah one man said this is a mafia government but still pledged his allegience to it.
The event that unfold in tis country leave alot to be desired.It is ashaming that the "liberators" liberated themselves from poverty yet not satisfied with what they plundered.
The hunter hunted and now is being hunted hahahahahahahahahaha.
God save Uganda my home sweet home
Baryanengwe said at 30 Sep 2008, 00:27
This is one of the tricks movement cadres used to defend themselves when they are in the wrong.Why this robery attached to Jim after he attacked
Mbabazi in the NSSF land deal? This is political and it is geared by Mbabazi with his fellow NRM cores who are the best thieves.If anything Mbabazi might have bribed those men connected to Jim.Remember Kyakuwa and Besigye cl.This is the same move.Movt cadres stop that bull shit.
Davy said at 30 Sep 2008, 00:05
This is rather very interesting. To me every1 in the NRM is a thief only that they steala t different times.
I dont support Mbabazi but also Muhwezi has alot to answer; stealing money meant for sick people; people suffering from Aids, malaria, tb..this can be equated to smart genocide.. how many people have we lost because of aids, malaria and tb.. can they be compared to 800,000 that died in rwanda in 1994. Infact the ICC should consider trying Muhwezi for carryiung out 'genocide' in Uganda.
Another funny thing is that; Muhwezi talked to Kashoma moments before the failed robbery and that Kashoma was intending to buy Muhwezi's farm in Nyabushozi..the question to be answered is whether Muhwezi was giving Kashoma tips on where to get money for buying his land just like the way Seruma, Nzeyi and Mbabazi looked for ways of getting money to invest in National Bank of Commerce.. Ugandans were very much in danger.
Bihops, priests, pastors ect, please pray for us because the same people who claim to have come to liberate Uganda are the ones taking us back to HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Matovu-Mutesasira said at 29 Sep 2008, 23:58
Iam enjoying every bit of events/misfortune unfolding for the Mov't. I repeat, this is more than Temagate, it looks like Movement's Temangaloo. Kabalyanngane ffe baatulya dda! But if it is a choice, I belong to Camp Muhwezi.
Kasirivu Kojja said at 29 Sep 2008, 23:57
People, we need to be very observant over the trend of events from the recent past
The Land bill, the Buddo Fire, NSSF saga and now the foiled robeery. One after the other making the previous a non-issue. The whole design is "Let's do this to divert their attention!" Museveni should appear in the Giuness book of records as the most out standing architect of a very successful robbery scandal in the 21st century.
Fellow Ugandans, remember we said "Kati twebaka ku tulo!" which we have now do not the last 20 years. Remember one former African leader who said of colonialists that as they were telling us to close our eyes in prayer, they were robbing us of our fertile soils. History is repating itself!!!! Bravo Museveni and team.
Juma Kamoa said at 29 Sep 2008, 22:55
This is very interesting indeed! It looks like food cooked unwell! The whole notion that Muhewezi is involved does not hold any logic here at all! Th CID should even investigate further the links between those witnesses acusing Muhewezi and Ammama Mbabazi!!
Secondly, it was reported in this same paper that, the said account was opened that same day, the 3m $ was wired! Now; who openned that account? who wired the money? from which bank was the money wired? who was the teler who served this clent???
Look! this is not a laughing matter! There are those trying who tried to set the MPs but failed! Now they are trying to set Muhuwezi with roberry!??
If the police arrest Jim, then I can conclude that, we have one of the worst and stupid investigation department in the world!!
To me, all the dogs that have come and destryed this country mus leave now, lest they will be forced to do so!! Enough is enough!
Juma Kamo, U.S.A
Adam said at 29 Sep 2008, 22:47
Muhwezi should be in prison to allow investigations go on smoothly. Why is he acusing Mbabazi. Is he the one who ordered jim's body guard to get involved in such an act. did mbabazi sent kashome to talk to jim. This is not the first time to send your body guards to such a thing. Don't try to divert issues. let me hope next time you will not say that it's a plot against bahororo-bahima tribe.
Eagle Eye said at 29 Sep 2008, 22:32
Darkness has befallen Muhwezi. Like I said he should not have been the one to nail Mbabazi over NSSF.
Mbabazi is an intelligent man in matters of security much as he has no rank in the army. muhwezi is going to be arrested and court-martialled and I can not feel sorry for him because he called it for himself.
What Mbabazi may be trying to show us here is Muhwezi's role in the NRA bush war ---Muhwezi was a thief! and the same thing applies to Elly Kayanja ---a thief who once run Operation Wembley in which he hunted down his former conspirators!!!
A. R. Kisitu said at 29 Sep 2008, 22:14
This is rather exciting for people who read between the lines. I say thus because it is obvious what the plot is. Remember all the charges that were tramped up against Besigye???? By the time court proves that you are innocent, a lot of valuable time has been lost and attention has been taken from the main issue. Jim my friend, take heart this only the beginning. I advise fellow Ugandans to look beyond whats in the press and analyze the whole scenario. The NSSF saga is dying a natural death, just like the Budo fire did in spite of all the evidence of foul play. Many more witnesses are about to show up. Fellow countrymen Lets pray for our country.
Seki said at 29 Sep 2008, 20:12
Seems like a set up to me to crush the fall out guy. Am i the only one seeing this?
Either way, we are all responsible for voting these hypocrites in Parliament. We are so ignorant as a community.
It is evident they do not care at all about the average Ugandan. This is the price when we accept their gifts (bribes) to buy our votes year after year, now 22 years and counting on.
kamu said at 29 Sep 2008, 19:38
I agree with Rebbeca, those guys are sick and tired with politics but he forget to mention Museveni who is more sick and tired. when i envision political developments and curruption going on in our country I feel absurd. if there is no change in 4years to come, i see my country in the image Zimbambwe. guys "politician" help your country the 'pearl of africa'(USA)
Mukiibi Robert(Egypt) said at 29 Sep 2008, 19:26
i wonder how old men with even grey hair think!!!!!!!!!!!!!Muhwe is not stupid to such a thing and also these people are taking ugandans as fools they played a dirty game on Besigye,Namboze and the rest they have Murdered a number of people for those they have faile to murder they have court martialed them.......
sometimes ugandans you need to wake up and show that you have brains against this childish works by the crooooooooks,thieves ,murderer and so forth.......am tired am tire am tire am tired of you thieves leave our nation
Banya KuCaya said at 29 Sep 2008, 19:18
That should not come as a surprise. These guys were robbing Uganda Commercial Banks in the West in the eighties and boasting that they would pay back the loot when they came to power. Incidentally, they succeeded in seizing power, and have since continued to fleece Uganda and Ugandans. Persoonally, Ugandans deserve all the abuses under these thieving lots; it might even serve us right if the country is sold to the Arabs in Egypt! How stupid can the citizen of a country get to permit such abuses over the last 22 years??
Odiya said at 29 Sep 2008, 19:02
If they are keeping this at a wishful thinking level, it is okay with me. When Egypt jails a journalist for talking about the health of their dictator president, I don't want them in my back yard.
A leader of goodwill for his people would say: OK Arab boy, you want some wheat? Let me organize my people and we will produce wheat to export to you. This so-called investor business comes with the assumption of lack of confidence in the people of Uganda.
There is really nothing now that Museveni can offer to Uganda except confuse it and fleece it. Unfortunately, the opposition has offered no credible and bold blue print that I know of. Something must give.
Odiya
http://odiyatalks.9hz.com
Julie said at 29 Sep 2008, 18:41
If his implicated, goodness me havent these guys 'stolen' enough?
Rebecca Kisaka (Kamwokya) said at 29 Sep 2008, 18:15
Excuse me and do give me a break!!! This is getting childish. The country needs to revolt against such scam. Common sense tells me, it is highly unlikely for Muhwezi to have been involved in the Robbery at the same time push for censure and resignation of Mbabazi re: the NSSF saga. What I can suggest is, these guys need to exit politics, it is not a game for kids - we all know politics was initially designed for real adults. Otherwise Museveni should just suck all of them. We have had enough of bickering and dirty linen washing in public by the top brass. And when will this end?!
John M. Kyakulagira / London said at 29 Sep 2008, 17:17
Where's logic in one thief being at the fore front of pinning another thief, and then at the same time be planning to rob a bank of so much money in £s & $s from a property whose ownership is mysteriously linked to the first family and therefore known to have tight security? This is scenario only imagined in the Mafioso under world.
TIME AND TIME AGAIN I HAVE STRESSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONASA NRM/NRA HISTORICAL CLIQUE ARE A MAFIA ORGANISATION THAT CONSPIRED TO WAGE A GUERILLA WAR WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF GRABBING POWER AND PLUNDER THE COUNTRY AT WILL, WHICH THEY'VE DONE EXTENSIVELY WITH WORLD CLASS GREED. BUT LIKE LIONS AND HYENAS, ALONG THE WAY THEY TREADED IN EACH OTHERS' TERRAINS FOR PRAY, AND THESE ARE THE SNIPINGS AND SNAPPING WE ARE WITNESSING. THERE IS NO MBABAZI, THERE IS NO MUHWEZI, THERE IS NO F****N' WHATEVER! THE ENTIRE FRONASA NRM/NRA HISTORICAL MAFIA CLIQUE ARE LIONS AND HYENAS. AND THE REST OF US UGANDANS ARE ANTELOPES CAUGHT ASLEEP. NO WONDER SOME OF US CHOOSE WHICH SIDE OF THE PRIDE SHOULD EAT US BETTER THAN THE OTHER.
ALL UGANDANS WAKE UP FROM THE DEEP SLEEP!
FOR GOD AND MY COUNTR!
6-pack said at 29 Sep 2008, 17:16
Muhwezi certainly knew what he was talking about when he predicted Mbabazi's smear machine would come after him. What he seems to be forget is that the Bible clearly says that those who live by the sword, will die by the sword.
But what i find annoying is how the headline has suddenly changed from the NSSF wetland scam to a failed bank robbery. i find myself quickened into a stabbing suspicion that this is purely diversionary and possibly a product of the slack-minded skimming of newspapers to appease an invisible force, yes! The mafia! Not a criminal gang of thugs.. the Mbabazis and Suruma's
In a country where the mafia is the government, i find it quite hard to blame the monitor if this turned out to be true.
So, while the investigations into the NSSF scandal are clouded with atmospheric vagueness, Ugandans await the committee's findings with feverish anxiety. The sad thing is we don't want to believe how this ends, The script is already written and whatever happens, Mbabazi gets away with it again, leading to the frustration of our dearest hopes.
It would not seem an improbable conclusion that all pessimists were right, justice will certainly be raped. So, there is only one way the government/mafia are going to understand that we mean business and a demonstration would be a good start.
Charles said at 29 Sep 2008, 16:49
Uganda can feed a lot of people as the chief lotter said it. One can now see how they planned to rob the bank and then they put the blame to one another to confuse the robbery.
Jack1 said at 29 Sep 2008, 16:38
Muhwezi accepts that he spoke to Kashoma moments up the robery. If it is true there is no way Kashoma was just placing a social call to his buddy. And remember it is Muhwezi that was first called by Kashoma's wife when things turned ugly.
At this stage what should interest us is if this money was meant for something sinister against M7 or it was just a bunch of thugs trying to make money.
All said Muhwezi has a lot going against him right now especially that the boss has come back in a hurry.
baks said at 29 Sep 2008, 16:20
This is now getting interesting. He once hunted with them, but they are now seriously bent on hunting him......oh yes and killing him - at least politically. Naye bannange tuswaleko ate!!!
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