Elly Kayanja
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| Elly Kayanja | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Rakai District, Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Ethnicity | Muganda |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Uganda Senior Command and Staff College (Senior Command and Staff Course) |
| Occupation | Military Officer |
| Years active | 1982 - present |
| Known for | Military Matters |
| Home town | Rakai |
Brigadier Elly Kayanja, is a Ugandan military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). Until recently, he served as the Deputy Director of National Intelligence, under General David Sejusa.[1] Prior to that, he served as the Director General of the Internal Security Organisation.[2]
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Background
He was born in Rakai District, in Uganda's Central Uganda.
Military education
Brigadier Kayanja was a member of the first class of senior military officers to attend the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka, Jinja, Eastern Uganda, under its first Commandant, Lieutenant General Ivan Koreta, in 2004. That pioneer class included some of Uganda's current and past leading military commanders including: (a) General Salim Saleh (b) General Elly Tumwine (c) General David Sejusa (d) Brigadier Nobel Mayombo (RIP) (e) Brigadier Julius Oketta and (f) Brigadier Peter Kerim.[3]
Work history
Elly Kayanja joined the NRA War in 1980 as a foot soldier. He has gradually risen through the ranks and, at one time, served as the Commander of the Tiger Battalion of the UPDF, based at Mubende. He then served as the Deputy Director of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), under the leadership of Brigadier Henry Tumukunde. Kayanja replaced Tumukunde as Director of ISO in 2001. While at ISO, he is credited with the successful supervision of Operation Wembly, a UPDF response to rampant crime and armed gang activity in Kampala and other Ugandan urban areas, in the early 2000s.[4] Later, he served as the Deputy Coordinator of National Intelligence, under General David Sejusa. In September 2014, he was appointed as the Head of Operation Wealth Creation in the UPDF, an operation aimed at improving the lives and economic status of the rural poor through agriculture. In that role, he will become the Head of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), a national program that has hitherto performed abysmally, despite adequate funding, prompting take-over by the Army.[5]
Other responsibilities
Brigadier Elly Kayanja is married with children He is of the Christian faith.
See also
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External links
- Army Speaks Out On Brigadier Kayanja “Poisoning”
- Partial List of Senior UPDF Commanders
- 100 UPDF Officers Undeployed
- Brigadier Kayanja Loses Land Dispute Case
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| Preceded by | Director Internal Security Organisation 2001 - 2004 |
Succeeded by Amos Makumbi As Director Internal Security Organisation |
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