KAMPALA.
It continues to boil in Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces tops ranks after Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered the arrest of Brig Gen Cyrus Besigye Bekunda, the Chief Joint Staff Engineer, and other officers from the UPDF Engineers Brigade .
The engineers are accused of corruption which is suffocating the operations of the Army .
The order to arrest the engineers was posted X by Gen Muhoozi on Tuesday evening saying
“Yesterday, I ordered the arrest of Brig. Bekunda Besigye and other officers of the Engineers Brigade.”
He added: “They poisoned, contaminated and desecrated a sacred principle we have always embraced as UPDF i.e. we can be self-sufficient, we can be efficient. They received monies and misused it! Let their punishment serve as a lesson to others.”
Gen Muhoozi’s latest statement signals a major crackdown on internal misconduct within one of the army’s most strategic units.
The Engineers Brigade is central to military construction projects, infrastructure development, and logistical operations across Uganda.
It has long been praised for its role in delivering cost-effective public works, ranging from barracks to civilian road infrastructure, hospitals and schools .
While details surrounding the alleged misuse of funds remain under wraps, military sources say an internal audit flagged irregularities in recent procurement and project management activities within the brigade.
Investigators are now reviewing financial records, contractor engagements, and expenditure reports linked to several government-funded engineering projects .