The State Minister of Defence,
Jacob Oboth-Oboth has boasted of a disciplined army that has done a lot to
ensure peace and security prevail in the country and the region.
This comes as the Uganda
People’s Defence Force (UPDF) celebrates its 42nd Tarehe Sita
anniversary in Mbarara.
For the last 30 years, every
February 6, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), which evolved from the
National Resistance Army (NRA) celebrates Tarehe Sita.
This is the day when the
Popular Resistance Army (PRA), led by Yoweri Museveni, then a guerrilla leader
attacked Kabamba Military Barracks in Mubende district.
That attack also marked the
beginning of a five-year guerrilla war against the elected government of
president Apollo Milton Obote.
Oboth says that he is proud
of the UPDF soldiers who have highly contributed to not only the development of
Uganda but the African continent at large.