Col Kulayigye suspended over gold theft scandal

Kampala

The army has suspended Col Felix Kulayigye from the office of chief political commissar over his involvement in a gold deal scandal.
The UPDF spokesperson Lt. Col Paddy Ankunda confirmed Kulayigye's suspension on his twitter handle.

Col Ankunda who revealed he was receiving "incessant calls" over Col Kulayigye's fate noted that:

"Hon Col Felix Kulayigye has been suspended from office of Chief Political Commissar,” Lt. Col. Ankunda tweeted.

The UPDF spokesperson noted that the suspension will last until the investigations into his involvement are complete.

“(Col Kulayigye has been suspended) pending further inquiries about his conduct in the issue of gold business.” Ankunda tweeted on Wednesday evening.

Recently, Daily Monitor broke a story in which Mr Richard Kamugisha, a city businessman accused the UPDF chief political commissar and army representative in parliament of kidnapping employees of his company and ransacking its premises after a gold transaction deal went bad.

Col Kulayigye will however continue representing the army in Parliament.