Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 590 soldiers who underwent a six months’ refresher course at college on Thursday at Gadaffi Garrison in Jinja, Katemba notes that, the number of trainees continue to rise however, the training structures are yet to be renovated.
The commandant of Non-Commissioned Officers’ Academy- NCOA, Col.
Saad Katemba has stressed the need to renovate dilapidated structures at the
college.
The college is comprised of old training halls with leaking roofs and breaking
walls which create a poor learning environment for the trainees.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 590 soldiers who underwent a six months’
refresher course on Thursday at Gadaffi
Garrison in Jinja, Katemba notes that, the number of trainees continue to rise
however, the training structures are yet to be renovated.
The trained soldiers were sourced from different UPDF cantonments all over the
country.
Katemba argues that the poor state of toilet structures may result into hygiene-related
illnesses as they are congested and poorly maintained.
He adds that the current infrastructure maintenance challenges are beyond the
college’s budget allocations and can only be addressed by UPDF headquarters.
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The Chief of Staff of the Land Forces, Maj Gen. Leopold Kyanda says that the
force is undertaking a number of infrastructure facelift projects and the
NCOA’s renovation challenges shall be addressed.
