As the relationship between the two countries ebbed to its lowest point, one Uganda security officer that Rwanda pointed fingers at severally – for abducting and torturing its citizens – was Major General Abel Kandiho, then head of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). Rwanda demanded that he be sacked, yet Ayebare – who was always warmly welcomed by Kagame – is his brother.
Kandiho was replaced days after Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Museveni and commander of land forces of the Uganda army, visited Rwanda President Paul Kagame last month. Three days after Kandiho was removed from the spy chief office, Rwanda announced that it would reopen the border that had been locked for almost three years.
