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Ugandan officers win regional awards

Written by Moses Mugalu

 Last Updated: 30 November 2009

 

UPDF officials at Kimaka

Four UPDF officers have won regional military honours after a ten-month training course at the Kimaka Senior Command & Staff College in Jinja. Majors Stephen Nahabwe, David Kakono, Richard Wakayinja and Simon Mugasi won four out of the six best performers' awards in the course attended by 39 officers from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Southern Sudan.

The excelling officers were presented with their awards last Thursday at the graduation ceremony in Kimaka. Nahabwe's research paper on terrorism: Examination of National and International Terrorism; Causes and Threats to Global Security, beat off stiff competition from Kakono's paper titled: Need for an integrated lake security strategy in Uganda. Maj. Kakono, 35, settled for the runners-up slot. The papers submitted by the 39 officers covered topics on military, national and international policy issues.

"I picked terrorism because it's currently the biggest threat worldwide," said Maj. Nahabwe, 46. In his paper, Nahabwe argued that eliminating poverty is essential in the global fight against terrorism.

Army Spokesman, Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye, said that some of the components of Nahabwe's paper may be considered by military policy makers. Maj. Wakayinja was awarded for being the best all-round Ugandan student, while Mugasi scooped the Central Lecture Hall award for his distinguished contributions during lectures and discussions.

Kenya's Maj. Fred Leuria was the Best Allied Student while SPLA's Bashir Kalo was the Most Improved Student. This was the fifth batch of senior officers passing out of Kimaka since 2004 when the college started to conduct joint regional training.

Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, Chief of Defence Forces, said the college's training reflects the level of cohesion so far forged by the armed forces in line with achieving the fast-tracking of the East African Community.

Nyakairima added that the training at Kimaka is intended to sharpen regional troops for both combat and non-combat situations. Lt. Gen. Jeje Odongo, the Minister of State for Defence who was the chief guest, warned the officers against indiscipline. 
"Please don't live reckless lives. God might call you quickly to join him before you make use of the knowledge you have acquired here," Odongo said.

Officers who graduated

Col. Bashir Kalo (SPLA), 
Col. Manuel Garanga (SPLA)
Lt. M. Juuk (SPLA)
Maj. Donat Ndamagye (RPA)
Maj. Fabian Musafili (RPA)
Maj. Fred Leuria (Kenya)
Sayid Farah (Kenyan)
Maj. JJ Mkunda (TDF)
Maj. JL Kachinde (TDF)

Maj. Festo Machua (TDF)
Maj. William Sandy (TDF)

1. Lt. Col. Bekunda Besigye (UPDF)
2. Lt.col. Herbert Murombe (UPDF)
3. Lt. Col. Emanuel Shilling, (UPDF)
4. Lt. Col. G. Mujuni, M (UPDF)
5. Lt. Col. Kagambirwe (UPDF)
6. Maj. Charles Byanyima (UPDF)
7. Maj. David Isimbwa (UPDF)
8. Maj. B Bintabara (UPDF)
9. Maj, David Lumumba (UPDF)
10. Maj. Darlington Mugisha (UPDF)
11. Maj. David Tweheyo (UPDF)
12. Maj. Julius Biryabarema (UPDF)
13. Maj. John Mugarura (UPDF)
14. Maj. Francis Irumba (UPDF)
15. Maj. David Kakono (UPDF)
16. Maj. David Kamukama (UPDF)
17. Maj. Fred Akiiki Rugadya (UPDF)
18. Maj. Peter Buyungo (UPDF)
19. Maj. Richard Wakayinja (UPDF)
20. Maj. Stephen Nahabwe (UPDF)
21. Maj. John Patrick Otongo (UPDF)
22. Maj. James Birungi (UPDF)
23. Maj. Julius Gareeba (UPDF)
24. Maj. Simon Agong (UPDF)
25. Maj. Smith Ayoo (UPDF)
26. Maj. S Mugasi (UPDF)
27. Maj. KM Katwekyeire (UPDF)
28. Maj. SB Mugyenyi (UPDF)

mugalu@observer.ug