FRANK GASHUMBA NE KABANDA BAGOBEDDWA-LUKWAGO AKWATIDDWA

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba recently removed David Kabanda (former Secretary General) and Frank Gashumba from the top leadership of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). No One Is Untouchable: Egesa highlights that dropping Kabanda who was widely seen as Muhoozi's right-hand man sends a clear warning to the political class that absolute loyalty does not guarantee permanent job security. The purge follows months of toxic, public infighting between Gashumba and Kabanda. Egesa notes that Muhoozi chose organizational discipline over media noise, sacrificing both men to clean up the PLU brand. This move marks the PLU's transition from an aggressive, loose mobilization group into a formalized political hierarchy. Egesa connects the raid on Erias Lukwago’s home directly to the state's anxiety over his legal actions The arrest was intentionally timed to stop Lukwago from serving court summons to Gen. Muhoozi regarding alleged threats against Dr. Kizza Besigye. The Bottom Line Egesa views both events as two sides of the same coin: the establishment is tightening its grip and enforcing absolute control by silencing internal critics (Kabanda/Gashumba) while aggressively neutralizing external threats (Lukwago).