Muhoozi drops Kabanda as PLU Secretary General, names Fadil Twalla successor
The PLU chairman directed the organization's National Vice Chairperson, Michael Nuwagira, to organize a formal handover and takeover ceremony between Kabanda and Twalla as soon as possible.
The Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced changes in the leadership of the organization, replacing Hon. Kabanda as Secretary General and appointing Hon. Fadil Twalla to the position.
In a series of posts on X, Gen. Muhoozi said Twalla would immediately assume the role and work closely with him to advance the organization’s objectives.
“The new General Secretary of PLU is Hon. Fadil Twalla. I will work closely with him to achieve our objectives,” Muhoozi said.
He thanked Hon. Kabanda for his service over the last three years, praising his contribution to the growth of the organization.
“I thank Hon. Kabanda for his three years of excellent service. He set the standard high for the position,” he added.
The PLU chairman directed the organization’s National Vice Chairperson, Michael Nuwagira, to organize a formal handover and takeover ceremony between Kabanda and Twalla as soon as possible.
Muhoozi said all PLU ministers and Members of Parliament would be required to attend the event.
The announcement is part of a broader restructuring of the organization’s leadership. Muhoozi revealed that he would retain Nuwagira, Edwin Karugire, Michael Mawanda and Andrew Mwenda on the PLU Central Committee, while the remaining members would be announced later.
“In the next few months, I will appoint a new membership of the Central Committee of PLU. We achieved what we set out for with the previous team. The new challenges that face us need a fresh team,” he said.
The changes come as the organization seeks to reposition itself around what Muhoozi described as a national economic transformation agenda.
He said PLU’s primary mission is to support President Yoweri Museveni’s vision of growing Uganda’s economy to a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $500 billion by 2031.
“Our task as PLU is to achieve Mzee’s target of a 500-billion-dollar GDP by 2031,” Muhoozi said.
He added that he intends to closely monitor government performance in pursuit of that goal.
“I will supervise all government departments to achieve that goal,” he stated.
The leadership changes are expected to usher in a new phase for PLU as it seeks to strengthen its organizational structures and expand its role in mobilizing support for government development priorities ahead of the next phase of Uganda’s economic transformation agenda.
