state house speaks out on fake letter ordering arrest of prominent businessmen over alleged funding of rebel group.

State House has distanced itself from a fake letter making rounds on social media, purportedly issued by President Yoweri Museveni.

In the fake letter dated 28 November,  2022, 'President Museveni' ordered an immediate arrest and reprimand of funders of a rebel group identified as Uganda Coalition Forces of Change.

"Uganda Coalition Forces of Change is a rebel group led by Frank David Ssemwogerere and it has been operating in Uganda for sometime. The criminal workings of the said group have been brought to my attention," the fake letter reads in parts.

The author of the fake letter went ahead to name some of the funders of the rebel group who should be arrested. These include businessmen; Al- Hajj Njubi of World Fisheries,  Hajji Kisitu Musitafa of Rwenzori Limited, Ibrahim Kitabalwa of City Tyres, Jabeeri Nsubuga of Mayuge Sugars,  Sserwadda Kalooli of Lwadda Pharmacy,  Karim Hirji of Imperial Hotels,  among others.

"The above mentioned people have been sponsoring terrorism through the said rebel group,  killing police officers, innocent civilians and stealing guns for some time. I therefore direct for the immediate arrest of these criminals (funders) and arraign them before the General Court Martial," reads the fake letter purportedly signed by President Museveni.

However,  according to the Deputy Presidential Press Secretary,  Mr. Faruk Kirunda, the letter is fake.

"Disregard this fake letter circulating on social media," Mr. Kirunda said in a tweet on Sunday morning. 

By :WD