'DON'T COME TO MY FUNERAL!' Furious Ali's Last Warning to Gen.Saleh Before Death Revealed
A message from the late Ugandan General Moses Ali to General Salim Saleh revealed a warning that Saleh should not attend his funeral unless benefits for former UNRF fighters were paid. The government confirmed that the obligations were settled prior to Ali's death.
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The story highlights the political influence of veteran military figures in Uganda and the ongoing efforts to address grievances of former combatants.
A deeply personal message from the late Gen. Moses Ali to Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, popularly known as Salim Saleh, has emerged, revealing that the veteran politician once warned Saleh not to attend his burial unless former Uganda National Rescue Front (UNRF I) fighters received the benefits they had long been promised.
The revelation was made during Gen. Moses Ali’s burial on Wednesday in Adjumani through a message delivered on Saleh’s behalf by former intelligence chief and ambassador Phillip Idro.
According to Saleh, Moses Ali had directly confronted him over the welfare of former UNRF combatants, insisting that their long-standing grievances be resolved before his death.
“General Saleh, if you don’t pay off my soldiers and their debts, if I die, don’t come to bury me,” Saleh quoted Moses Ali as saying.
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