President Museveni has appointed his special advisor General Peter Elwelu to monitor government activities in Teso and Karamoja sub-regions.

Gen Elwelu was only in March dropped from Deputy Chief of Defence Forces position and named a special presidential advisor.

The military officer from Teso has been carrying a heavy load of conscience since the Kasese Massacre of November 26, 2016, for which he was designated by the US government in May.

in a July 10 letter, Museveni directed Gen Elwelu to carry out new duties of monitoring government programs in Karamoja and Teso sub-regions, in addition to his current assignment as one of the 10 defence and military representatives to Parliament.

The core role of monitoring government programs is currently in the collars of Resident District and City Commissioners (RDC/RCC) and the appointment of Gen Elwelu to the same adds to the spiraling duplication of duties in government.

Gen Elwelu's non-defined role leaves him hanging between being an extension of an RDC or a supervisor of RDCs in the duty station.

However, some sources suggest that with the seemingly never-ending insecurity issues in Karamoja, Elwelu could have turned out as the perfect man to restore order in the mineral-rich arid region.

Elwelu's new assignment was given on the same day Police deployed ACP Francis Chemusto as the new commandant of the Anti-Stock Theft Unit replacing Elias Kasirabo.