UPDF Spokesperson Brig-Gen Felix Kulayigye blamed the long wait for Lt-Gen Kavuma to go to Somalia on a long approval process by the African Union Peace and Security Council for high level appointments to the peacekeeping force. Upon arrival in Mogadishu on July 28, the new Force Commander met with the Head of Atmis Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef and senior leadership at the mission headquarters. “The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and international partners have worked collaboratively towards the progress we see today. Lt-Gen Kavuma joined UPDF in the early 1980s and has held several senior positions, including Division Commander, Deputy Air Force Commander, and Deputy Commander Land Forces in Uganda. He also served in the Central African Republic as commander of the African Union-authorised Regional Taskforce deployed to hunt down the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency group.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2024 01:52 UTC