The Chief of Defense Force (CDF), General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi has urged the army to refocus on the UPDF’s mandate which is to defend and protect the people and territorial integrity of Uganda and to ensure the inviolability of the peoples’ rights, rule of law and good governance in order to facilitate prosperity.
On Thursday, May 25, 2023 while addressing troops during the launch of 3rd annual units’ mobilisation of the UPDF at 3rd Division headquarters, Moroto Army Barracks, Gen. Mbadi emphasized that the army must ensure integrity, teamwork, foster harmony with the ‘wananchi,’ understand both our institutional and individual responsibility.
“We are here to enhance within the whole body of the UPDF our tested revolutionary methods of work in order to ensure an efficient and efficacious Peoples’ force, oriented on conscious discipline, following our Commander-in-Chief and President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s units tour in 2019,” remarked the CDF.
CDF said the exercise is aimed at increasing ideological awareness and securing frameworks that liberate the minds of officers, militants, defence workers and families.
General Mbadi informed troops that UPDF’s plan for capability enhancement remains vital which requires the force to undertake all tasks and respond to national security, geo-strategic and kinetic threats.
On welfare, the CDF explained the UPDF strategic leadership remains steadfast and focused on addressing the welfare gaps which include accommodation for soldiers through the construction of housing units based on customized brigade groups, health facilities, accessing Defence Forces Shop duty-free items and the gradual increment of their salaries.
Brig Gen Felix Busizoori, the 3rd Division Deputy Commander highlighted the achievements of the disarmament operation (Usalama Kwa Wote) as it has resulted in the relative calm that is prevailing in Karamoja Sub-region and greater Eastern Uganda.
He promised that once a few tactical challenges are addressed, with the guidance of executive order number three (3) of 2023 dated 19 May 2023 on disarmament operation issued by His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF, total peace and normalcy shall be restored in Karamoja and neighboring Sub-regions to create desired conditions for socio-economic transformation.
The CDF unit mobilisation exercise is an annual activity that was introduced in December 2020. To conduct this annual nationwide mobilization exercise, different teams from UPDF strategic headquarters in close coordination and harmony with tactical commanders’ traverse and visit different formations and units of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces.
