UPDF deserter handed 35-year jail sentence

The court martial sitting in Moroto district has handed down a 35-year jail term to 44-year-old private Abraham Engwedu for desertion. Col Francis Kateraho delivered the verdict on Sunday and Engwedu is slated to serve his sentence in…

Fallen generals: Counting the cost

There are many more army officers who have died over the last 15 years, some of whom – battle-hardened and with bullet scars to show - have met their deaths under flimsy circumstances, raising questions about the safety of such valuable…