Army officials say the ongoing demobilization of soldiers is part of an army restructuring designed to make the defense force a modern, well-trained and equipped force. Modernization of the army was one of the two main issues President Museveni promised to tackle in his current and last term in office.
The president has asked donors to allow him to raise defense spending from $113 million to $252 million annually over the next three years in order to buy equipment and train the force. President Museveni says he prefers a leaner but better-trained and
Yeah.. Stop deceiving us! I hear Modernization ... what modernization? And we thought the UPDF has already been modernized effort at least to a level that it should have been competent enough to defeat a mere rag tag KONy Army.
Is mbu Modernization funds is yet another avenue for the Salim Saleh and Museveni to EAT'Foreign funds ear mark for the so called " Modernization" of UPDF
Deceive the likes of Clare Short and Bill Clinton..and may be Bush!
Matek
