The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), chaired by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed 50 new Patriotic Officers, expanding the organisation’s membership and internal structures.
The appointments, announced on Wednesday, November 11, by PLU General Secretary Fadil Twalla, assign the new members identification numbers ranging from PO.301 to PO.350.
The list includes Members of Parliament, medical professionals and other individuals drawn from different sectors.
Among those appointed are Amos Kankunda (PO.304), Dr Akwesigye Cedric (PO.302), Mwine Mpaka Rwamirama (PO.306), Dan Kimosho (PO.316), John Mulimba (PO.318), Adrine Katusiime (PO.320), Isaac Ismail Otimgiw (PO.330) and Robina Gureme Rwakoojo (PO.339).
Other appointees include Dr Joseph Tumwebaze (PO.305), Dr Rashid Hassan Odur (PO.323), Ingabire Hafswah Jovia (PO.334) and Dr Daisy Ssonko Nabatanzi (PO.346).
In the appointment notice, Twalla congratulated the new officers and urged them to serve the organisation with diligence, loyalty and commitment.
The latest appointments extend PLU’s Patriotic Officer numbering system, which the organisation has been using to formalise its membership and leadership structures.
Some of the newly appointed officers have publicly welcomed their appointments and pledged to advance the organisation’s activities.
Ddungu Jordan, one of the appointees, pledged to mobilise support for Gen. Muhoozi’s anticipated 2031 presidential bid.
Gen. Muhoozi, who is also President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s son, has previously expressed interest in contesting the presidency in 2031, although he has not formally launched a presidential campaign.
The latest appointments come as PLU continues expanding its organisational structures and mobilising supporters around Muhoozi’s political ambitions.
In a separate development, Kasambya County MP Daudi Kabanda announced that he had assumed office as Chairperson of the Uganda-India Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Kabanda, a former PLU general secretary who was replaced by Twalla in June, thanked his predecessor, Fred Opolot, for his leadership of the parliamentary group.
In a post on X, Kabanda said he looked forward to strengthening relations between Uganda and India.
“Today I assumed office as Chairperson of the Uganda-India Parliamentary Friendship Group. I thank the outgoing Chair, Hon Fred Opolot for his service and leadership. I look forward to deepening the historic Uganda-India friendship,” he wrote.
The parliamentary friendship group provides a platform for legislators from the two countries to strengthen cooperation through parliamentary engagement, diplomatic exchanges and discussions on areas of mutual interest.
