Tag Archives: LDU

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security in the markets has been beefed up with more than 200 Local Defence Units- LDUs. The deployments have been conducted by the LDU commander, Col Mike Waneiroba who was last week appointed by Chief of Defence Forces –CDF Gen David Muhoozi. Col Waneiroba …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of personal protective equipment is worrying security personnel enforcing public guidelines against COVID-19 in Gulu. Hundreds of armed police officers backed by Local Defense Units (LDU) personnel and Uganda People’s Defense Force – UPDF are enforcing the 14-days curfew to combat the pandemic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Defence Unit –LDU personnel have been arrested for allegedly assaulting people while implementing President Museveni’s covid-19 directives. UPDF First Division Spokesperson, Maj Bilal Katamba and UPDF Land Forces spokesperson, Lt Col Henry Obbo declined to give the exact numbers of LDUs who have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has demanded answers from government following acts of brutality by Local Defence Unit. Last week, President Museveni banned public transport and markets. The police and LDU personnel who were deployed to enforce the directive were accused of beating …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The First Division of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF has started trying Local Defence Unit –LDU personnel arrested over gun misuse. Others will be tried for cases related to killing and injuring civilians in reckless shootings, gun mismanagement, extortion and theft. Maj Yusuf Katamba, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Civil Division of High Court to quash the recent appointment of army officers into Uganda Police Force. The army officers are Brigadier Sam Bakasumba, the Chief of Joint Staff Uganda Police Force, Brigadier Godfrey Golooba, Director Human Resource Development …

Political risk exposed Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME AND JULIAN SABIITI | Some of them forged documents. Others bribed. Many were rejected and many fainted in the physical recruitment training. But still they did not give up. The countrywide recruitment of Local Defense Unit (LDUs) that started on July 15 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 700 youths from Kagadi and Kibaale districts turned up for the ongoing LDU recruitment in Kagadi district yesterday . The recruitment exercise is taking place at Kagadi District Headquarters. Major Yusuf Bilaali Katamba, the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces –UPDF spokesperson for First …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of unsuspecting youths from Hoima, Buliisa and Kikuube districts intending to be recruited to serve in the Local Defense Units-LDUs have lost unspecified sums of money to conmen.      The youths pitched camp on Friday Morning at Hoima Boma grounds awaiting screening by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There was an overwhelming turn up of youth for the Local Defense Unit-LDU recruitment exercise at Old Kampala Secondary School on Tuesday. Bilaali Katamba, the Spokesperson of the recruitment team I, said an estimated 3000 youths turned up for the recruitment. He explained that because …