By Enos Masereka,
Mr. Ronald Bwambale Kabuku, the Forum for Democratic Change chairperson in Kasese District has called for full involvement of Village Chairpersons in the recruitment exercise of Local Defense Units personnel or else suspected criminals may target the exercise.
He said by involving Village Chairpersons and not necessarily the leaderships of the ruling NRM political party, security would be able to recruit able people of high integrity during an exercise that started this week in the districts of Kamwenge, Kitagwenda, Bunyangabu, Kyenjojo and Kasese under a strategic move aimed at neutralizing the degraded remnants of Allied Democratic Forces in the Rwenzori sub region.
Mr. Kabuku who said the recruitment of the LDUs was in the right direction for the safety of lives and property, calls for strategic plans by the Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs against picking for recruitment agents of criminal gangs who will use the positions to worsen security of the Wanainchi. Mr. Kabuku speaking1……..
Mr. Kabuku who did not tell this radio of any military strategy under which the Local Defense Unit recruitment is done, expressed disappointment that whereas Kasese district was reportedly more vulnerable to ADF attacks, it has been placed in the second phase for recruitment. Mr. Kabuku speaking2……….
In an interview with the Kasese later last evening, the Kasese Deputy Resident District Commissioner in-charge of Bukonzo County, Lt. Maate Magwara tasked Mr. Kabuku to remind him of any security recruitment that was influenced by a political party, asking him to play his politics elsewhere and not on matters of security.
Lt. Magwara speaking……
According to Defense Spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, the recruitment that was ordered by President Museveni, will be done in two phases with the first running from December 27th, 2023 to January 10th, 2024. END
