Briefing notes for UPDF officers before deployment in DR Congo
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Saturday May 22 2021
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As a good Ugandan, I once again assign myself to brief UPDF officers before deployment in DR Congo. This briefing is strictly based on the rumours; not anything that I have heard or seen (from the royal enclosure).
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There are unconfirmed reports that Uganda may deploy troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I have seen hints of this in the mass media.
As a good Ugandan, I once again assign myself to brief UPDF officers before deployment in DR Congo. This briefing is strictly based on the rumours; not anything that I have heard or seen (from the royal enclosure).
Daily Monitor
Saturday May 08 2021
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As a service rank, field marshal is slowly becoming obsolete. It is now associated with military and political leadership with fascistic attitudes.
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The first time I heard of the title or rank of field marshal was when Uganda’s famous military ruler Idi Amin Dada declared himself as field marshal of the Uganda Army. He ruled Uganda from January 1971 to April 1979. When we grew up, we learnt that another Ugandan named John Okello had in the early 1960s designated himself field marshal in Zanzibar (and abolished the monarchy).
Do I support the idea of making (mark my word: not promoting) Mr Museveni a field marshal? My answer: Does Mr Museveni need to be a field marshal?
Unfinished History: 60 Years After The Murder Of DRC Hero Lumumba By Samir TOUNSI, Samir Tounsi and Lucien Kahozi
01/15/21 AT 5:24 AM
A lonely statue of DR Congo s independence hero Patrice Lumumba marks the spot where he was assassinated 60 years ago on Sunday, weeds encroaching on the unfinished and largely forgotten roadside memorial.
The neglected site does not reflect the adoration the country has for its first prime minister, but its incomplete state could symbolise the unfinished legacy of a man killed just months after taking office.
His family are still seeking justice, with a war crimes investigation in its final phases in former colonial ruler Belgium. DR Congo is also preparing for Belgium to return all that remains of Lumumba a single tooth.