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Museveni Hails Fallen NRA Bush War Hero Gen. Kasirye Gwanga, Vows To Punish Killer LDUs

Museveni Hails Fallen NRA Bush War Hero Gen. Kasirye Gwanga, Vows To Punish Killer LDUs

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By Keefa Nuwahereza President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed fallen National Resistance Army (NRA) and Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) senior officer Maj. Gen. Kasirye Gwanga for being a very brave soldier who helped the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government to come into power in 1985. President Museveni revealed this in his latest letter to the Bazukulu (grandchildren) which he wrote on Tuesday, after a very long time, in which he also vowed to deal with Local Defence Unit (LDU) operatives that are reigning terror unto innocent Ugandans. The letter is reproduced below; “Letter to countrymen, Countrywomen and the Bazukulu Countrymen, Countrywomen and especially, the Bazukulu. I send you greetings, after a long time of absence, occupied by COVID -19. Than...
Uganda Mourns Bush War Hero Gen Kasirye Gwanga

Uganda Mourns Bush War Hero Gen Kasirye Gwanga

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By Keefa Nuwahereza The country on Tuesday woke up to the sad news of Maj. Gen. Kasirye Gwanga, who passed away at age 68, after  battling with lung cancer  for several years. Family sources reveal that Gen. Gwanga passed away on Monday night at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala, where he had  been bedridden for  days, undergoing medical attention. The UDPF Funeral Service van that picked Gen. Kasirye Gwanga's body from Nakasero Hospital However, it should be noted that Gen. Kasirye Gwanga, who died on Heroes Day (June 9th ), was one of the National Resistance Army (NRA)  Bush War heroes who ushered President Yoweri Museveni’s government into power in 1986.   Who Is Kasirye Gwanga In June 1980, president Binaisa negotiated the return of the pol...