M23 confirmms the death of Paluku

Magloire Paluku, a Congolese journalist and former member of the AFC/M23, was shot dead on Wednesday in the streets of Goma, within the M23 movement .

Magloire Paluku Kavunga, 58, born on December 12, 1966, in Butembo, was a well-known cultural figure in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A journalist, writer, poet, musician, comedian, and radio host, he was also the founder of Radio Kivu 1, an influential media outlet in the region. A close associate of Corneille Nangaa, he had served as a cultural and artistic advisor at the Congolese Ministry of Culture before joining the AFC/M23 after working as the ministry's chief of staff.

In July 2024, Magloire Paluku was sentenced to death in the trial against Corneille Nangaa and 24 other co-defendants before the Gombe Military Court. They were prosecuted for war crimes, treason, and participation in an insurrection in the east of the country. His name appeared on the list of 25 defendants, alongside, notably, the former president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Corneille Nangaa, and several officers of the AFC/M23. The exact circumstances of the fatal shooting have not yet been clarified.

Many are spreading a rumour that he was eliminated by the M23 themselves,but according to a one on one talk I had with a top member in M23,he revealed that ,he was eliminated by the enemies of peace.he lamented that they have been targeting them but it will not destroy their morale in restoring peace in eastern DRC,he said. "Paluku Magloire is no more. But he died a free man.

No one will forget his poems, full of wisdom and intelligence. He was the bridge between the Kinyarwanda-speaking community and the Nande people.

First, they killed Castro Elise Mberabagabo—we were still only in Kitchanga. Now, they're taking Magloire Paluku. They think they can weaken us, but they don't realize that he leaves behind millions of other Paluku.

Rest in peace, Papa. I love you, and I will love you forever."

M23 officers in uvira

 

The first images of the M23's capture of Uvira are starting to circulate.

In this photo, Willy Ngoma, military spokesperson for this politico-military platform, poses in front of Uvira's town hall with Colonel Alfred Majivuno (on the right), an intelligence officer within the AFC/M23 army.

Brigadier General CIVIRI arrested as government denies the truth that Uvira has been captured.

According to local leaders interviewed on site, they still claim that the city is under the joint control of the FARDC and Wazalendo, supported by their Burundian ally, with no confirmed presence of the M23 rebels. The provincial governor, Jean JacquesPurusi, has formally denied rumors of the rebels taking Uvira.

 Brigadier General Amuli Civiri, recently appointed head of operations and intelligence for the 33rd Military Region, has been arrested since yesterday. According to our sources, this disciplinary measure follows "poorly given orders" to the #FARDC and #Wazalendo.

His recent appointment to replace General Olivier Gasita, who was challenged by the population and the Wazalendo movement three months ago, was officially intended to strengthen the effectiveness of the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) in the East, particularly in the areas of Uvira, Fizi, and Mwenga.

However, his alleged arrest is accompanied by very serious accusations. He is a former officer of the RCD-Goma (Rally for Culture and Democracy in Goma), the CNDP (National Congress for Democracy and Progress), and the M23 (Movement for the Liberation of Congo), like General Gasita before him. General Civiri is accused of "playing into the enemy's hands," with a supposed clear intention to hand over the strategic city of Uvira to the M23 rebels, who are supported by Rwanda.

Several sources accuse him of ordering the withdrawal of FARDC troops without a fight from certain localities in the Uvira territory, and of depriving the Wazalendo of logistical support (weapons, ammunition, food). They draw a disturbing parallel with the past captures of Goma and Bukavu, suggesting a similar scenario of orchestrated surrender.

Sentences Reduced for Officers Accused of Abandoning Goma to the M23

 

The High Military Court has delivered its verdict in the highly anticipated case of the abandonment of Goma to the AFC/M23 rebels in January 2025. Four high-ranking officers of the FARDC and the Congolese National Police were found guilty, but received significantly reduced sentences compared to the prosecution's requests.

Generals Dany Yangba Tene and Papy Lupembe Mobenzo, as well as Divisional Commissioners Eddy Léonard Mukuna Ntumba and Jean Romuald Ekuka Lipopo, former military governor of North Kivu, were convicted of cowardice in the face of the enemy, violation of orders, and loss of military equipment during the fall of Goma.

Despite the seriousness of the crimes, the court granted significant mitigating circumstances, reducing the sentences to:

• 36 months in prison for Ekuka Lipopo;

• 24 months for Mukuna Ntumba;

• 12 months for Yangba Tene and Lupembe Mobenzo.

They will also have to pay a collective fine of 2.8 million Congolese francs.

The case against the fifth defendant, Major General Alengbia Nzetetessya, who died in April 2025, was dismissed.

The prosecution had requested sentences ranging from 20 years to life imprisonment. The officers claimed to have acted on orders, citing a "strategic withdrawal" ordered by the Chief of the General Staff.

The verdict, considered particularly lenient by several military and political observers, raises new questions about the chain of command and responsibility for the loss of Goma.

Who is late colonel Ndugute

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Colonel NDUGUTE Steven, nicknamed KALISORISO, was born on 05/07/1943.

In 1959, his family was exiled from Bugesera due to the bad policy (of PARMEHUTU) of persecution against the Tutsi. Shortly after 1959, he fled to Uganda.

While in Uganda, NDUNGUTE formed a military unit that joined forces with Kaguta Museveni in 1985 to liberate Uganda.

Afande NDUNGUTE later became the First Commanding Officer of the Ugandan Marine unit .

As a Rwandan and patriot, he is one of the initiators of the struggle to liberate our country Rwanda.

Let's not forget that Afande Col. NDUNGUTSE, became the leader of FEDEMU (Federal Democratic Movement) which was a military wing that fought against the regime of Dictator Apollo Milton OBOTE who ruled Uganda

Afande Col. NDUGUTE had the military call sign of Papa Mike and Zero Delta

During the struggle to liberate the country, Col. NDUNGUTE, became the Deputy Commander of the RPA Army where he was the assistant to   PaulKagame

Afande NDUNGUTE, is one of the people who determined the course of the struggle from the beginning until the RPA won and Rwanda was liberated.

After liberating Rwandans, Afande became close to the survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Let me remind you that Col. NDUNGUTSE was the founder of an association that aimed to help the people develop and build infrastructure in Bugesera A.D.R.B (Association pour le Dévelopement de la Région du Bugesera)

Col. NDUNGUTE was the one who opened a high school in Nyamata; Nyamata High School became its #Legal_Representative.

Afande Late Colonel Steven NDUGUTE aka KALISOLISO passed away on August 3, 1998 due to illness.

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Another FARDC officer arrested!

 According to information I have, General John Chinyabuguma Kamukinde,was arrested on the night of Thursday, December 4th to Friday, December 5th, was questioned Friday afternoon at the National Cybercrime Center (CNC). This close associate of Delphin Kahimbi was one of the advisors to former Chief of the General Staff Christian Tshiwewe, who remains in detention.

𝐆𝐄𝐍. 𝐌𝐔𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐙𝐈 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐀 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 & 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐔𝐆𝐗 𝟏𝟕𝐁𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐓.

 

As my pledge to keep you informed of the extra-confidential info from the power centre, I am reliably informed that some other Senior UPDF Brigadier and Colonels [Names withheld for now] of The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade attempted to bribe Gen. MK following a multi-billion-dollar construction tender deal/thuggery.

Accordingly,  some wiseacre/broker convinced these troublesome crooks that Gen. MK had asked for a UGX 17 BN Bribe to exonerate them. Little did they know it was a trap! 

"Foolishly", these crooks hurriedly sold some of their loot/property in Kyanja, Ntinda, and Kampala city respectively to raise the 17 Bn. Days later they drove 17BN in cash to Upper Mbuya Barracks with the hope that it was a done deal. To their greatest shock of life, MK ordered their arrest and instructed his team to record the cash as an exhibit when the court-martial trials kick off early next year. 

As we speak these crooks have been in Makindye for over three months now awaiting trial just like Gen. Birungi and so many others!