ello ▁Law oko , ▁senior ▁manager ▁of ▁Radio ▁U g anda , ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁had ▁fallen ▁out ▁of ▁favor ▁with ▁A min ▁and ▁been ▁arrested ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁tre ason . ▁Though ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁once ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁chairman ▁on ▁one ▁trib unal ▁for ▁mis con duct , ▁namely ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁re inst ated . ▁ ▁U g anda – T anz ania ▁War ▁and ▁death ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁host ilities ▁had ▁greatly ▁increased ▁between ▁U g anda ▁and ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁state ▁of ▁T anz ania , ▁with ▁reports ▁sur f acing ▁of ▁invasion ▁plans ▁by ▁the ▁T anz ania ▁People ' s ▁Def ence ▁Force . ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁a ▁pre empt ive ▁strike ▁against ▁T anz ania , ▁even ▁though ▁several ▁other ▁leading ▁U g and an ▁officers ▁believed ▁that ▁their ▁military ▁was ▁not ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁conflict ▁with ▁T anz ania . ▁The ▁situation ▁es cal ated ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁when ▁an ▁alter cation ▁broke ▁out ▁between ▁a ▁U g and an ▁soldier ▁and ▁T anz an ian ▁border ▁gu ards . ▁One ▁of ▁A min ' s ▁close ▁advis ors , ▁Colonel ▁Ab du ▁K isu ule , ▁later ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁entire ▁incident ▁had ▁been ▁orch estr ated ▁by ▁But ab ika ▁to ▁gain ▁" f av ors ▁and ▁cheap ▁popular ity " ▁from ▁the