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President Yoweri Museveni fires army chief after leaked letter

Uganda's president has made a major change in the army, removing the chief of the armed forces to the interior ministry and replacing him with a general in charge of land forces.

Yoweri Museveni named General Katumba Wamala the new Chief of the Defence Forces (CDC) and General Aronda Nyakairima the interior minister in a reshuffle which also affected the cabinet.

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