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In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), embattled External Relations boss Michael Katungi has been quietly kicked out and replaced—ending months of whispers, leaks, and behind-the-scenes panic within the Muhoozi-led pressure group.
Katungi, once a polished diplomat strutting global corridors of power, has been sinking under the weight of explosive U.S. indictments linking him to drug and arms trafficking networks. And now, the PLU has finally had enough.
After months of trying to manage the fallout, the movement last week slid in a quiet but devastating announcement: Katungi OUT. Rutasharara Steven IN.
Insiders say the decision was “long overdue,” especially after General Muhoozi himself hinted on X (formerly Twitter) in August that Katungi was finished. But the final blow only landed last month—signalling a major cleanup in PLU’s diaspora command.
And the purge didn’t end there.
Katungi’s own appointee, Sylvia Kakyo, who had been struggling to unite the US chapter, was also tossed out. Sources claim her tenure was marred by endless infights, factions, and power struggles that nearly tore the diaspora wing apart.
Her replacement? Ronnie Kananura, a Massachusetts-based mobiliser whose rise has been hailed by some insiders as “the beginning of sanity.”
The overhaul was stamped and sealed in a November 10 memo signed by PLU National Vice Chairperson Michael Nuwagira Toyota Kaguta, naming an entire 60-member U.S. command team to overhaul PLU’s overseas machinery ahead of the 2026 general elections.
Toyota Kaguta didn’t mince words—mobilisation is king, the diaspora must be energised, and PLU must look clean, organised, and credible as it rallies behind President Museveni and NRM flagbearers.
Katungi’s fall from grace has been spectacular.
The U.S. Justice Department indicted him in a sweeping case involving a Bulgarian arms trafficker, a Kenyan accomplice, and a Tanzanian fixer—accusing the group of trying to funnel military-grade weapons to Mexico’s deadly CJNG cartel, known for its brutality and global cocaine pipelines.
From AK-47 test shipments to alleged plans for surface-to-air missiles, night-vision gear, grenades, mines, and anti-aircraft systems—the allegations read like a Hollywood cartel thriller.
Investigators claim the syndicate even staged meetings in London, Cape Town, and across Africa, plotting multimillion-euro arms deals under fraudulent government documents.
Back in Uganda, Katungi had reinvented himself as a PLU diaspora kingpin and senior adviser. But the U.S. indictment blew that image to dust.
“PLU could not risk the stain,” one insider whispered.
To observers, Katungi’s and Kakyo’s exit is more than housekeeping—it’s Muhoozi resetting the PLU brand.
This is a movement trying to look disciplined, modern, and incorruptible as it strategically aligns with the ruling NRM ahead of the 2026 polls.
The new U.S. team—mobilisers, coordinators, youth leaders, media handlers—is now tasked with rebuilding diaspora confidence, mending internal rifts, and turbocharging support for the Museveni–NRM ticket.
PLU insiders are celebrating the shake-up as a rebirth. The message? Any dirt, any scandal, any liability—OUT.
And with the 2026 campaign machinery roaring to life, expect more heads to roll.
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