256 Newsroom — Uganda's Digital News Infrastructure
Politics

UPDF dismisses claim Museveni assured Elwelu of personal safety before surrendering

Published by Watchdog Uganda By Catherine Apolot · 5 November 2026 at 12:52
Share
UPDF dismisses claim Museveni assured Elwelu of personal safety before surrendering
Image · Watchdog Uganda

What the report says

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed a newspaper report suggesting that President Yoweri Museveni assured former Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Peter Elwelu of personal safety before he surrendered to security forces. The clarification follows a November 5, 2026, New Vision headline titled “Deal That Saw Elwelu Surrender: Museveni Assured Him of […] The post UPDF dismisses claim Museveni assur

Read the full report at Watchdog Uganda →

Loading debate for this article…

Other publishers covering this story

No additional verified coverage is currently clustered with this report.

More stories by this journalist

Other publications from this journalist — open any story without leaving the article page.

No other published stories from this publisher yet.

Related reporting

Parliament approves Shs148.2bn loan for Mbarara cancer centreWatchdog Uganda 256 Newsroom Former Owino Market boss Kushaba remanded over TikTok videos targeting top government ministers - Daily MonitorDaily Monitor 256 Newsroom Nakawa West election battle heads to Court of Appeal as Bwowe challenges Ssenyonyi victory - Daily MonitorDaily Monitor BREAKING: Susan Kushaba Charged With Insulting Minister Minsa KabandaNile Post Government Distributes Shs1bn Fertiliser to Nakaseke Coffee FarmersNile Post No More Illegal Detentions: Minister Kamuntu Directs Security Agencies to Follow the LawWatchdog Uganda