President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pardoned former IGP Gen. Kale Kayihura.
Museveni said he will speak to UPDF prosecution to acquit Kayihura.
Museveni made the revelation on Monday while meeting Kisoro NRM leaders.
“Kale Kayihura, just like the (Kisoro LC5) chairman said; there’re those who committed heavy sins & we forgave them,” Museveni said.
“So then why don’t we forgive him! Because you’ve asked and said he is our NRM person I will speak to the military prosecution to have him forgiven,” Museveni added.
Mr Museveni’s response was prompted by a request from Kisoro District LC5 chairperson, Mr Abel Bizimana who asked the President to pardon Gen Kayihura who served as Uganda’s IGP from 2005 until 2018 when he was sacked.
Kayihura is currently facing criminal charges in the army court.
On December 12, 2020, President Museveni met NRM leaders in Kigezi Sub-region in Kabale Town, but some leaders from Kisoro did not attend. They said they wanted Mr Museveni to go to Kisoro to meet them because they wanted to tell him their grievances about the prosecution of Gen Kayihura and other unfulfilled pledges of tarmacking tourism roads, construction of John Kale Institute of Science and Technology and expansion of Kisoro airfield, among others.
