Uganda’s army has revealed that a review has been made in the force deployment to effect a nationwide lock down.
Brigadier Richard Karemire, the army spokesperson said on Saturday that ‘the force posture has changed.’
“A sizeable number of troops will be committed to conduct patrols and securing key installations including factories. The rest will soon start retraining,” Karemire said on Twitter.
His statement follows reports that the Local Defence Units (LDUs) who have been helping the police and army to enforce a lock down put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus, had been recalled.
The reports reveal that Museveni questioned the human rights record of the LDUs who have been accused of brutalizing Ugandans during the lock down that was put in place in April.
Three days ago, speaking on the same subject, Karemire;
“Regarding calls to disband LDUs by some grps,there is no reason for that.They have over a long time while working with other forces contributed tremendously to peace by fighting crime.The few who commit operational mistakes are always corrected and/or punished.This is on record.”
President Yoweri Museveni will address the nation on Tuesday in which he is expected to communicate the changes in the forces deployed to enforce the lock down.
