First son Muhoozi Kainerugaba appointed Commandant SFC

President Yoweri Museveni has with immediate effect appointed first son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba as Commandant of the Special Forces Command, SFC.

In a reshuffle announced Wednesday afternoon, Gen. Muhoozi also retains his appointment as Senior Presidential Advisor handling security issues he has been handling.

The president has also re-appointed Martin Okoth Ochola as the Inspector General of Police, while his Deputy Maj. Gen. Sabiti Muzeyi goes back to GHQS for redeployment.

Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech has been appointed as the Deputy Inspector General of Police, replacing Muzeyi.

Maj. Gen. James Birungi will replace Maj. Gen. Lokech on the special assignment in South Sudan.

While the military appointments take immediate effect, the police need parliamentary approval and the President says he will communicate with the speaker of parliament.