Although Uganda is a Sovereign Independent State, it has no capacity to defend its citizens and other residents against terrorist attack, Gen. David Sejusa has announced. But Uganda has a police force, an army and other security agencies including intelligence networks like internal/external intelligence organisations. The government of Uganda has even discriminately chosen some of its soldiers to undertake specialised trainings in countries like England and United States of America.

Sejusa, speaking to one of our staff members on social networks said that Uganda’s security weaknesses originate on the poor way police and army is recruited. It is said across Uganda that people who come/ originate from the region where the president originate from have higher chances of being recruited in the army, police and or other security agencies or to get promotion. Many Ugandans because of this have gone ahead to believe that Uganda’s army (the UPDF) and police is more of a one community managed force. Sejusa fears that negative forces may one day utilize lack of national character in Uganda’s security forces to overtake the political setup in Kampala. The suspected Al Shabaab fighters in 2010 penetrated Uganda’s security and killed over 70 people at Lugogo Rugby Club and Ethiopian Restaurant Kabalagala in Kampala during the World Cup soccer finals.

Walakira Nyanzi

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