Inside Museveni’s Meeting With Teso Leaders Over Gen Elwelu

What the report says

President Yoweri Museveni has said he will personally engage retired Lt Gen Peter Elwelu after Teso and Kumam cultural leaders asked him to intervene over the former deputy chief of defence forces’ arrest. According to Nile Post, the appeal was made during a private meeting at State House Entebbe with Teso cultural leader Emorimor Paul Sande Emolot, Teso Queen Juliet Akaliait Among and Kumam Paramount Chief Raphael Ateker Otaya.

The Thursday meeting, which the report says lasted about 45 minutes after the Cultural Leaders Conference, centered on community concern in Teso and the wider Ateker area. The leaders asked the President to use his authority to help resolve the matter, saying it was creating tension and distracting people from development priorities. They also framed Elwelu as a figure with ties to the ruling National Resistance Movement and a contributor to national security.

Museveni reportedly told the delegation to remain calm while security agencies complete their work. He said he was following the case closely and wanted the investigations concluded quickly before he intervenes further. He also sought to reassure the leaders that Elwelu was safe and would not be harmed.

The report places the meeting within broader efforts by cultural institutions to handle the issue through traditional leadership channels. It also notes that the discussion came a day after a separate meeting in Gulu involving Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Gen Salim Saleh, amid wider debate around several high-profile figures.