Brig. Flavia Byekwaso, the UPDF Spokesperson says that they have received several complaints from Nakasongola, Kole, Butaleja and Butambala districts where some of the applicants were not recruited.
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF Spokesperson Brig. Flavia Byekwaso says that Muganga was arrested by a joint security force team last evening from the Victoria University offices in Kampala. She, however, dismissed reports that Muganga had been kidnapped.
The public has expressed fear about the safety and security situation on some of the roads following ambushes against civilians and security personnel. One of the attacks claimed the life of Abraham Lomongin, a former worker with UNICEF who was shot dead around Rikitae in Kotido just after Toror hills.
The 82 are part of the over 200 warriors arrested during the cordon and search operations in Karamoja where 58 guns and over 300 ammunition have been recovered. The operation started last month.
Brigadier Balikundembe issued the orders on Saturday during the official launch of the cordon and search operations in Nabilatuk, Amudat and Nakapiripirit districts.
The 3rd Division Spokesperson, Captain Edrin Mawanda, says that some of the suspects were captured during combat while others were arrested based on intelligence reports indicating that they have illegal firearms, which is a capital offence and attracts a long sentence if found guilty.
Brig. Flavia Byekwaso the UPDF spokesperson has said that so far a UPDF officer at the rank of Major attached to CMI has been interrogated over the incident.
The 12 lorries are being held at Nakapiripirit Central Police Station where the animals are being inspected as the communities in Lorengedwat in Napak district where a recent raid was reported are being called to come and try to identify their animals.
During the first disarmament process that ushered a window of peace for at least 10 years, there were some reports that the soldiers used inhumane methods including torture in order to make residents disclose where they kept the illegal guns, and some have reportedly suffered permanent disabilities and deformities while others reportedly died.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the Defence Spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso, the five officers have been promoted to the ranks of Brigadier General and Major General respectively.
"I had surgery last evening and one of the bullets was removed. However, because of how the other bullet affected my arteries, it was not removed, and the doctors will advise on the way forward,” General Katumba posted on his Twitter account.
Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) newly elected representatives in Parliament have defended their stay in Parliament saying they will play a key role in developing policies related to security.
The police and military agencies have been repeatedly accused of killing more than 100 people in November 2016, when their forces descended on the Rwenzururu Palace, at the climax of long-standing tension, between the government of Uganda and the Rwenzururu Kingdom, the home of the ethnic Bakonzo community.
The search was conducted in the kraals of Naregai village when UPDF followed cattle raiders who attacked kraals in Nadunget Sub County, Moroto district on Wednesday. The cattle were recovered from the kraals in Rikitai in Kotido district on Thursday.
The UPDF FC head coach, Kefa Kisala said that some players who declined to play as substitutes tactically disorganized his team. He, however, said that he was contented with the day’s results.
Parliament has also directed Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda to give a statement on the continued attacks on journalists by security officers in the country.
Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso has revealed that security agencies have confiscated posters to be used in the protests with words of hate speech that incites violence to the members of public.
The Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development has said that the security budget will increase for the next three years before it can stabilize.
