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Daily Monitor
Friday February 19 2021
On the left are some of the errant soldiers who were arraigned and charged by the general court martial on February 18, 2021 after they beat up journalists on February 17. Lt Col Frank Namanya (right) commanded the operation. PHOTOS/COURTESY/DPU
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Although the army spokesperson claimed that there was no evidence implicating the operation commander, Mr Cliff Wamala, one of the victims of army brutality and a senior journalist with NTV- Uganda, identified Lt Col Namanya as the man who hit his head twice.
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The man behind the military police operation that left innocent and defenceless journalists in crutches and others nursing injuries for doing their work, has been identified as Lt Col Franklin Namanya also known as “Napoleon”.
Daily Monitor
Thursday February 11 2021
This photo shared on social media shows the wreckage of the UPDF jet ranger that crashed in Entebbe with two cadet trainees trainees who were piloting mutual training flight. PHOTOS/ COURTESY
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The development comes just days after the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Sunday that it had launched investigations into circumstances under which its helicopter crashed in southern Somalia injuring four Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers last week.
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) jet ranger on Thursday crashed in Entebbe, near Lido beach moments after takeoff.
Eye witnesses said there were two occupants in the helicopter who were rushed to hospital after the accident.