Day: July 14, 2022

For the past couple of weeks, there has been a debate regarding whether Uganda has attained middle income status or not, with the government of Uganda giving conflicting figures as compared to the World Bank! Of course, it is clear that for a country to be declared a lower middle income it must maintain a threshold of 1035 US dollars as per Capita income for three years consecutively. So for Museveni to get excited when we have hit that threshold just once is like claiming to hold a degree the first day you enter university gates! Perhaps this was good news, because if it's what Gen Museveni has always waited for, now he can pack and go because he has accomplished his mission! The controversy about middle income did not surprise me since we have perennially lived in a country of contro...

President Museveni directed the Ministry of Finance to release at least Shs630 billion to facilitate salary enhancements for all UPDF soldiers as well as cater for terminal benefits for several retiring generals. At least 34 general officers are set to retire from active service of the Ugandan army in the forthcoming batch of retirees. However, following the High Command and Army Council meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the president who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces directed that the Finance Ministry to look for money to cater for the retirements of generals including Gen David Ssejusa, Gen Elly Tumwine , the female officer Lt Gen Proscovia among others. According to media reports, Museveni said that it is high time the generals who have for quite long...

The Commander in Chief of the armed forces Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni appointed a new chairperson of the Makindye based military court. Brig Gen Robert Freeman Mugabe is the new chairperson of the Makindye-based General Court Martial following his appointment by the president, replacing Gen. Andrew Gutti whose term of office expired on June 9th 2022 and is set to retire from the army this year. Mugabe who was promoted last year from the rank of Col to Brigadier is currently deployed at the UPDF headquarters in Bombo where he’s been stationed since 2020. Promoted in April 2021 from Colonel to Brigadier, Mugabe is currently at UPDF headquarters in Bombo where he has been since 2020. He also served as the Air Defense Division Administrative Officer and Division Operations & Training...