TO: HE THE PRESIDENT
FM: MI HQS
DATE: JUNE 2001
SUBJ: UPDATE ON THE MAY 2001 BRIEF
Capt. Memory Bariyo was again contacted on phone by Lt. Col S Mande On 22 May 2001 and 27 May 2001 respectively and on either occasion, the following transpired:
22 May conversation:
Capt. Memory Bariyo was asked how far he had gone with recruitment of Manpower as earlier instructed and he replied that he was progressing.
Lt. Col Mande told him to contact Capt. Kanyarutokye, Capt. Amos of Ghqs- CLE and WOII Rapheal of SIB and prosecutor - DCM of GHQS.
Lt. Col Mande also said he wanted to meet Capt. Memory Bariyo in South Africa on a date to be communicated soon. He also told the officer to seek for a dead year at campus.
Note:
The officer is studying at Makerere University.
Lt. Col Mande told Capt. Memory Bariyo only to recruit commanders because they had everything else and the “boys” were about to pass out. This was after Capt. Memory asked him whether he wanted him to assist in the acquisition of other things than manpower.
Lt. Col Mande declined to reveal his telephone contact and said he would be the one to always ring the officer between 1300hrs - 1400hrs. That it would be costly for the officer to reach him by Mobile phone.
27th May 2001 conversation:
Lt. Col Mande told Capt. Memory Bariyo to contact Lt. Col Jim Owoyesigyire. He also told him to proceed to Kabale On 29th May 2001 to meet his (Mande’s linkman). As Capt. Memory was enroute to Kabale on Tuesday, Lt Col Mande rang again and told him that he would meet the linkman in Masaka (Hotel Brovad) instead. This deceptive move was most likely a safety precaution.
Capt. Memory Bariyo met the linkman at Hotel Brovad in Masaka on Tuesday 29th May 2001 and the latter, whom he had never seen, introduced himself as Mbabazi and said he was based in Butare and his role was liaison. He spoke Rukiga.
Capt. Memory Bariyo also met Lt. Col Jim Owoyesigyire on Wednesday 30th May 2001 and the latter told him to inform Lt. Col Mande that he cannot join him.
Capt. Memory also met Capt. Amos on Wednesday 30th May 2001 at the latter’s clearing and forwarding firm (JOAM) office situated at the Goods shade. Lt. Col Anthony Kyakabale had rang Capt. Amos and told him to ring Capt. Memory and tell him that he wanted him.
The 02 officers rang Lt. Col Anthony Kyakabale who told them to proceed to a pub called Bazaar in Mengo where he met them.
Lt. Col Anthony Kyakabale told them the following:
(a) That a certain Mukiga friend of his working in Goods shade, had told him that there was a rumour in town that him (Kyakabale) and Capt. Amos were recruiting people and taking them to Rwanda. Lt. Col Kyakabale told the two officers that he suspected that this rumour was being spread by Capt. Silver Birungi and that they should tell him to be careful because he had the means to silence him.
(b) Lt. Col Kyakabale told them that $2000 was available for each of them to leave to their families if they were ready to go. When Capt. Memory told him that he cannot go now because Lt. Col Mande had given him the task of recruiting, Lt. Col Kyakabale replied that they cannot afford to let the Lugbaras dominate the military wing and rule them because they had received many of them following Maj. Gen. Gowon’s arrest.
(c) Capt. Amos later told Capt. Memory in confidence that for him he is ready to go if the money($ 2000) was given to him.
(d) Lt. Col Kyakabale told them that theirs was the military wing while the political wing was REFORM and under Col Kiiza Besigye. He had two mobile phones i.e. 077612235 and 077588458 and even rang Lt. Col Mande in the presence of the two officers. He looked financially rehabilitated and gave each one of the 02 officers Shs 20.000 when they were leaving. He was driving a NISSAN Patrol vehicle Reg No UAB 013M and was in the accompany of 02 unknown people.
OBSERVATIONS:
Efforts continue to monitor them in order to establish whether their base is in Uganda or outside.
Their intended concept of ops is still unknown i.e. whether they intend to use conventional warfare, guerilla warfare or terrorism.
In the event that it be conventional, they would most likely rely principally on their mentors the Rwandese for provision of a standby force using the elements of speed and surprise through concurrent penetration of all our open flanks like Kizinga, Kamwezi, Ishasa and Butogota.
They could also opt for guerilla Warfare and terrorism to create a situation of insecurity and ungovernability.
CONCLUSION:
MI will keep your excellency updated on further developments. A decision however has to be made about the extent to which Lt Col Kyakabale should be left free before being arrested.
JOHN MUGYENYI
LT. COL
FORAG CMI
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