ANKOLE PLU WARNS MUHOOZI CRITICS! Mobilisers Told to ‘Fire Back Peacefully’ as Leaders Condemn Attacks on Gen. Kainerugaba
Polly Katwiire addressing PLU mobilizers
By Amos Tayebwa
MBARARA – Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) leaders from the Ankole sub-region have condemned what they described as growing disrespect and attacks against their national chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, urging supporters to remain disciplined while responding firmly—but peacefully—to critics of the First Son and other leaders of the pressure group.
The call was made during a meeting held at Pelican Hotel in Mbarara on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, where PLU leaders met regional mobilisers and members of the media to discuss mobilisation strategies and the future direction of the movement.
Ankole PLU Coordinator Polly Katwiire accused some social media users and sections of the public of abusing digital platforms to insult and undermine Gen. Kainerugaba, whom he described as a leader of the next generation.
Katwiire, who also serves as Assistant Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Mbarara City, said PLU members have endured sustained attacks from political opponents who continue to spread falsehoods about the movement and its leadership.
He urged supporters to remain focused on promoting PLU’s message while defending their leader through lawful and peaceful means.
“This time we are in a struggle and we have many enemies who are fighting us and our leader Gen. Kainerugaba, but I want to ask our supporters to remain disciplined. Let us spread information that promotes our leader Gen. Kainerugaba. But still do not allow anybody to attack our leader. If one tries it, especially our enemies, as mobilisers or supporters you have to fire back—but peacefully. Don’t be violent. Our mission is to promote PLU and our leader,” Katwiire said.
PLU Director of Mobilisation and Igara East MP Michael Mawanda Malanga also called for discipline and unity among the movement’s supporters, saying mobilisation efforts should focus on inspiring Ugandans rather than personal interests.
Mawanda said the pressure group had embarked on a journey to achieve its objectives and set an ambitious membership target of more than six million supporters.
“We have started the journey to build our main objectives and aim, so let us be focused and minimise the excitement. We want over six million people as members and we shall make it,” he said.
He cautioned mobilisers against being driven by money and instead urged them to identify challenges affecting their communities so they can be addressed through socio-economic transformation programmes.
Mbarara City Woman MP Charity Kibaju pledged her full support to Gen. Kainerugaba, particularly in the fight against corruption in Mbarara City and across Uganda.
Kibaju said she would back Gen. Kainerugaba should he decide to contest for the presidency, provided that the fight against corruption remains at the centre of his agenda.
Several regional coordinators attended the meeting, including former Isingiro RDC Herbert Muhangi, former Fort Portal RDC Steven Asiimwe, aspiring Western Youth MP Bruce Mugisha, and other PLU mobilisers from across the Ankole sub-region.
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