President\nYoweri Museveni has commissioned over 6,000 Local Defence personnel who have\nsuccessfully completed 16 weeks\u2019 training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nceremony took place yesterday at the Oliver Tambo Leadership Institute,\nKaweweta in Central Region\u2019s Nakaseke District, was characterized by a display\nof various military skills by the trainees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nPresident told the trainees that the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) embarked\non the recruitment of Local Defence personnel because it is one of the ways to\ncurb crime, which had taken a high toll on citizens, especially in the area of\nEntebbe and its environs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\nembarked on this recruitment of LDUs because some people had thought of using\ncrime to undermine our progress,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
President\nMuseveni, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Armed Forces, added that the\nUPDF decided deliberately to upgrade the security in the country to a higher\nlevel through the recruitment of Local Defence personnel in order to combat and\nfight crime in communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\napplauded the enthusiasm that has always been exhibited during the recruitment\nprocess and attributed the quality of the trainees to the Education For All programme\nthat was rolled out by the NRM Government in Primary and Secondary schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President further said the training of LDUs aimed at increasing the security capacity to ensure the country\u2019s immunity against insecurity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He explained that the military knowledge that had been imparted to the trainees is scientific whose aim is to improve both the individual\u2019s body and mental capacity to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gen.\nMuseveni called on the trainees to lead responsible lifestyles to ensure a\nbright future. He also saluted the UPDF for the good work done in building both\nthe human resource and infrastructure at the Oliver Tambo Leadership Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chief of the Defence Forces, Gen. David Muhoozi, saluted the President for his valuable guidance in the processes of building capacity of the forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brig. James Ruhesi, Commandant of the Institute, while thanking the President for presiding over the pass out ceremony, reported that the resilience that had been shown by the trainees was a clear manifestation that they are ready to serve their communities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned over 6,000 Local Defence personnel who have successfully completed 16 weeks\u2019 training. The ceremony took place yesterday at the Oliver Tambo Leadership Institute, Kaweweta in Central Region\u2019s Nakaseke District, was characterized by a display of various military skills by the trainees. The President told the trainees that the Uganda People\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":12897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-12896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"\n