Ex-ADF Rebel Commander Fenehansi Kisokeranio Dies After Years Of Enjoying M7 Govt Amnesty
Kisokeranio was also the biological father of Benjamin Kisokeranio (PICTURED HERE) another senior figure in the ADF rebellion.
KAMPALA — Former senior Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) commander Fenehansi Bwambale Kisokeranio, who abandoned the bush war and returned to Uganda under the government amnesty programme, is dead.
Kisokeranio, one of the veteran figures associated with the formation of the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) and the subsequent ADF rebellion, reportedly died on Monday night, November 9, 2026, at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala.
Reports on the circumstances surrounding his death differ. Information provided to Red Pepper indicates that he had suffered stomach complications, while other reports cite a longstanding prostate cancer condition and a cardiac arrest.
Kisokeranio’s death closes a chapter in the history of the armed rebellion that devastated parts of the Rwenzori sub-region, particularly Kasese, Bundibugyo and Kabarole, during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
From Rebel Commander To Government Ally
Kisokeranio was among the prominent commanders of NALU, a rebel outfit that later joined forces with the Allied Democratic Forces in the 1990s.
He was associated with the NALU faction within the ADF and became one of the senior figures in the insurgency that launched deadly attacks in Uganda’s Rwenzori region.
One of the most notorious incidents linked to his command was the December 1999 attack on Katojo Government Prison in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, during which 365 inmates were abducted and forced into the rebel ranks.
A UPDF soldier and the wife of a prison warder were also killed during the attack, according to historical reporting by Uganda Radio Network.
President Yoweri Museveni had previously appealed to Kisokeranio and other rebel commanders to abandon the rebellion and embrace government amnesty.
He eventually abandoned the armed struggle and returned to government control.
He formally surrendered in 2016.
His family also benefited from the government’s amnesty programme. In 2009, 13 members of his family were among those scheduled to receive official pardon letters alongside 129 former ADF combatants.
Turned Against Former Rebel Comrades
After returning from the bush, Kisokeranio became involved in government-backed peace and demobilisation initiatives aimed at persuading remaining ADF fighters to surrender.
In November 2022, he emerged as Chairperson of the Kasese Peace and Security Centre, working alongside former Defence Minister Christopher Kibanzanga in efforts to encourage fighters still operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to abandon rebellion.
The initiative was established to facilitate the return and rehabilitation of former fighters.
Kisokeranio particularly appealed to ADF leader Musa Seka Baluku and other remaining commanders to surrender and take advantage of the government’s amnesty programme.
The former rebel commander had effectively become an advocate for the same peace process that had enabled him to return to civilian life.
Father To ADF Commander Benjamin
Kisokeranio was also the biological father of Benjamin Kisokeranio, another senior figure in the ADF rebellion.
Benjamin remained active in the Democratic Republic of Congo before being captured by Congolese security forces in January 2022 in Uvira, South Kivu Province.
His arrest was reported as a major development in efforts to disrupt the ADF’s leadership and operations in eastern DRC.
The death of his father therefore comes against the backdrop of a family history deeply intertwined with one of the region’s longest-running insurgencies.
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