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Speaker Oboth thanks Gen. Muhoozi for PLU appointment
Muhoozi, who is the PLU chairperson, also appointed Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa to the committee, describing the two leaders as his “special envoys to Parliament.”
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth. (File photo)
By: Umar Kashaka, Journalist @New Vision
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Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has thanked the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for his recent ‘priceless’ appointment to the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) hierarchy.
Oboth, who is currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, for his first official visit outside Uganda since assuming office late last month, commented on his June 15 appointment to the PLU’s central committee via X, formerly Twitter.
“Thank you, Gen. MK, for the unprecedented endorsement and trust; this is priceless. You have been so good to me, and I can’t thank you enough. Afwoyo (thank you),” he said.
Muhoozi, who is the PLU chairperson, also appointed Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa to the committee, describing the two leaders as his “special envoys to Parliament.”
Tayebwa also took to X to thank the PLU leader for the appointment. “Thank you, chairman, for the trust. Congratulations colleagues, who have been appointed to the central committee. We are going to work hard and ensure the vision of our leader is fully realised.”
Other appointments
Muhoozi also appointed Tingey County MP Fadil Twalla as the new PLU secretary general, replacing David Kabanda, the Kasambya County legislator. Twalla was serving as PLU’s coordinator for the Sebei sub-region.
“I will work closely with him (Twalla) to achieve our objectives. I thank Honourable Kabanda for his three years of excellent service. He set the standard high for the position,” Muhoozi said in a statement.
Muhoozi appointed speaker of parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, and deputy speaker of parliament Thomas Tayebwa to the committee, describing the two leaders as his “special envoys to Parliament.” (File photo)
Tayebwa also took to X to thank the PLU leader for the appointment. “Thank you, chairman, for the trust. Congratulations colleagues, who have been appointed to the central committee. We are going to work hard and ensure the vision of our leader is fully realised.”
Other appointments
Muhoozi also appointed Tingey County MP Fadil Twalla as the new PLU secretary general, replacing David Kabanda, the Kasambya County legislator. Twalla was serving as PLU’s coordinator for the Sebei sub-region.
“I will work closely with him (Twalla) to achieve our objectives. I thank Honourable Kabanda for his three years of excellent service. He set the standard high for the position,” Muhoozi said in a statement.
City businessman Frank Gashumba, who was serving as the PLU vice-chairperson for the central region, was replaced by the newly appointed Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Kiryowa Kiwanuka.
The new committee also includes Trade Minister Sanjay Tanna as a representative of the business community and Kwame Ruyondo as a representative of the National Resistance Army historicals.
Other newly appointed members are; agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze, Uganda Media Centre executive director Alan Kasujja and Hussein Kashillingi, the vice-president of the Association of European Attorneys.
Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara, city lawyer Edwin Karugire, Igara East MP Michael Mawanda and veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda retained their positions on the committee.
“The rest will be announced soon,” Muhoozi said. He directed the PLU vice-chairperson, Michael Nuwagira, commonly known as Toyota, to organise the handover and takeover ceremony for the office of secretary general.
“All PLU Ministers and Members of Parliament must attend,” he ordered. Nuwagira has set June 17, 2026, as the date for Kabanda to hand over office to Twalla at their PLU headquarters in Naguru, Kampala.
Kabanda, who remains a member of the committee, thanked Muhoozi for appointing him as the organisation's pioneer secretary general.
“It has been a great honour to serve,” he said on X, adding in a separate post that they were not in PLU for positions.
“We are here because we believe in its values and objectives. Our Chairman General @mkainerugaba founded it without positions in mind. We will only retire when those values and objectives are fully achieved,” Kabanda said.
Twalla also expressed gratitude for his appointment.
“I am humbled by this great opportunity bestowed upon me by my chairman to take up this new role as secretary general of the Patriotic League of Uganda. I pledge to serve to the best of the organisation's expectations and as directed by my chairman. I pledge to ensure unity, strengthen our organisation structures from top to bottom and ensure we have the strongest organisation,” he added.
PLU, formerly known as the MK Movement, was launched in Kampala on February 7, 2024, as a civic organisation aimed at mobilising Ugandans around the goals of national unity, peace and stability.
The MK Movement was initially formed in April 2022 as what its founders described as “a spontaneous and diverse group of Ugandans that rallied around Gen. Muhoozi to appreciate his military service and the service of his army comrades to the Republic of Uganda”
The new committee also includes Trade Minister Sanjay Tanna as a representative of the business community and Kwame Ruyondo as a representative of the National Resistance Army historicals.
Other newly appointed members are; agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze, Uganda Media Centre executive director Alan Kasujja and Hussein Kashillingi, the vice-president of the Association of European Attorneys.
Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara, city lawyer Edwin Karugire, Igara East MP Michael Mawanda and veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda retained their positions on the committee.
“The rest will be announced soon,” Muhoozi said. He directed the PLU vice-chairperson, Michael Nuwagira, commonly known as Toyota, to organise the handover and takeover ceremony for the office of secretary general.
“All PLU Ministers and Members of Parliament must attend,” he ordered. Nuwagira has set June 17, 2026, as the date for Kabanda to hand over office to Twalla at their PLU headquarters in Naguru, Kampala.
Kabanda, who remains a member of the committee, thanked Muhoozi for appointing him as the organisation's pioneer secretary general.
“It has been a great honour to serve,” he said on X, adding in a separate post that they were not in PLU for positions.
“We are here because we believe in its values and objectives. Our Chairman General @mkainerugaba founded it without positions in mind. We will only retire when those values and objectives are fully achieved,” Kabanda said.
Twalla also expressed gratitude for his appointment.
“I am humbled by this great opportunity bestowed upon me by my chairman to take up this new role as secretary general of the Patriotic League of Uganda. I pledge to serve to the best of the organisation's expectations and as directed by my chairman. I pledge to ensure unity, strengthen our organisation structures from top to bottom and ensure we have the strongest organisation,” he added.
PLU, formerly known as the MK Movement, was launched in Kampala on February 7, 2024, as a civic organisation aimed at mobilising Ugandans around the goals of national unity, peace and stability.
The MK Movement was initially formed in April 2022 as what its founders described as “a spontaneous and diverse group of Ugandans that rallied around Gen. Muhoozi to appreciate his military service and the service of his army comrades to the Republic of Uganda”