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Hamza Lwavaala appears in the witness stand during proceedings at the General Court Martial in Makindye, Kampala on October 12, 2026. PHOTO/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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- Despite pleading guilty to two counts of murder arising from these fatalities, Lyavaala denied personally executing either woman during cross-examination, explaining that he entered a guilty plea simply to avoid wasting the court's time.
A convicted military informer testifying before the General Court Martial in Makindye has accused a senior military intelligence officer of forcing him to falsely implicate former intelligence chief Maj. Gen. James Birungi in an alleged murder plot.
Hamza Lyavaala, one of two former informers who recently pleaded guilty to the murder of two women linked to alleged staged bomb attacks in Munyonyo and Kalerwe in 2025, made the allegations while testifying as a state witness against his co-accused, Lt. Col. Ephraim Byaruhanga.
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Court further remands Ex-CMI boss Birungi over treachery charges
The two-star general, who has been held at Makindye Military Police Detention Center since August 2025, appeared before court chaired by Brig Gen Richard Tukacungurwa
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Two informers convicted of murder over 'staged' Munyonyo, Kalerwe bombings
The convicts, Hamza Lyavaala and Adiil Walusansa, were jointly charged with Lt Col Ephraim Byaruhanga who has denied charges
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Ex-intelligence boss Maj Gen Birungi remanded
Birungi faces grave charges of treachery and offenses relating to security
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Two retired UPDF generals detained as probe into false Intel widens
A source familiar with the probe said more people connected to the same file are still wanted
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New blood reshaping the UPDF commandPresident Museveni and military chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba have recently reorganised the UPDF command
