KAMPALA-The Internal Security Organisation Senior Director in charge of western Uganda Lt.Col. Hannington Kakura is dead.
According to a close family member, Col. Kakuura died on Wednesday from Nakasero Hospital where he had been admitted.
He has been one of the senior intelligence operatives who have served ISO ever since it was established in 1986.
Those who have worked with him say he had been been one of the “most effective operatives” at ISO.
During his three-decade career, he held different positions including; Director of Political Affairs, Director Counter-terrorism, Director Economic Affairs and others.
Col. Kakuura, who is a brother to Brig. Phinehas Katirima, the UPDF Chief of Education and Sports was among the senior ISO officers who are soon retiring.
Meanwhile, the Director General of ISO Col Kaka Bagyenda carried out massive reshuffle at ISO and a number of operatives were moved in the February reshuffle.
Among them is the Pte. Emmy Katabazi, who has been moved from earlier of Deputy Director in-charge of Media to Internal Affairs as a Liaison Officer at the directorate of Small Arms Proliferation.
