Oscar Munanura takes over as head of Ugandan military intelligence in Kampala
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on UG Diplomat
Major General Oscar Munanura has assumed office as Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, succeeding Richard Otto, at a ceremony in Mbuya. Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga, who represented Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba, warned that delayed intelligence could endanger soldiers, according to UG Diplomat.
Major General Oscar Munanura assumed office on Monday as Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security (CDIS) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). He succeeds Major General Richard Otto at a handover ceremony at the military intelligence headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala.
The ceremony was presided over by Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga, Commander of the Land Forces, who represented the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. He praised Otto’s record and stressed the importance of reliable and timely intelligence, delays in which could endanger troops. Munanura pledged to provide "visionary and professional" command.
Otto, who rose through the ranks as an intelligence officer, has also held battalion, brigade and division commands. The Chief of Joint Staff, Lieutenant General Jack Bakasumba, attended the ceremony.
The appointment of Oscar Munanura to this post had been announced on 27 October.
