Museveni’s Spokesperson Gets PLU Ranking as 82 Officers Appointed

What the report says

Nile Post reports that Faruk Kirunda, President Yoweri Museveni’s Deputy Presidential Press Secretary, has been named among 82 new “Patriotic Officers” by the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). The new batch is presented in a ranking system that runs from PO100 to PO181, with Kirunda identified as PO132. The article says the appointments were announced on Tuesday by PLU Secretary General Twalla Fadil.

According to the report, the list includes a mix of senior public figures, politicians, religious leaders and other prominent Ugandans. Among those named are Foreign Affairs Minister Adonia Ayebare, former Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, Deputy Attorney General Jackson Kafuuzi, Kashari North MP Patrick Musinguzi, former athlete Moses Kipsiro, businessman Jay Patel and religious leader Owobusobozi Bisaka. Kirunda told the publication that PLU is led by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who serves as Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor.

Fadil said the new officers should serve the organisation and the country with commitment. Nile Post noted that PLU did not set out specific duties or portfolios for the appointees. The report also said the latest list appears to contain a numbering error, with two people assigned the same PO169 designation.

The development highlights PLU’s continued expansion and its ties to influential figures in government and public life. For readers unfamiliar with the organisation, the Patriotic League of Uganda is widely associated with Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s political network, although the article itself focuses on the appointments rather than the group’s broader agenda.