Kayihura is designated for being the leader of an entity that has engaged in or whose members have engaged in serious human rights abuse and being a current or former government official who is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in, corruption. As the IGP for the UPF, Kayihura is alleged to have led individuals from the UPF’s Flying Squad Unit, which has engaged in the inhumane treatment of detainees at the Nalufenya Special Investigations Center (NSIC). Flying Squad Unit members reportedly used sticks and rifle butts to abuse NSIC detainees, and officers at NSIC are accused of having beaten one of the detainees with blunt instruments to the point that he lost consciousness. Detainees also reported that after being subjected to the abuse they were offered significant sums of money if they confessed to their involvement in a crime. In addition, Kayihura is suspected of having been engaged in numerous acts of corruption, including using bribery to strengthen his political position within the Government of Uganda, stealing funds intended for official Ugandan government business, and using another government employee to smuggle illicit goods, including drugs, gold, and wildlife, out of Uganda. [1]
Information
| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Ex-police chief, lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25.12.1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uganda |
| NATIONALITY | Uganda |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Uganda |
| FULL NAME | Edward Kalekezi Kayihura Muhwezi |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Edward Kalekezi |
| ALIASES | None |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Angella Kayihura - wife Johnson Komuluyange Kalekezi - father Catherine Mukarwamo - mother Tesi Uwibambe - daughter Kale Rudahigwa - son Jacqueline Uwera Nsenga - sister in law [1] [2] |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | None |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO OTHER ASSETS | Many assets abroad in the names of his proxies, including his wife and son.[1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS REGIMES | US Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 13.09.2019 [1] |