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Army disowns ‘officer’ who has crossed to Bobi Wine’s NUP party, says he cheaply and desperately wanted to portray the force as partisan

William Kasoba by William Kasoba
August 18, 2020
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Today at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kamwokya, Presidential hopeful and Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine welcomed more members into his party.

Amongst the new members was a man donned in a UPDF uniform and a red People Power beret who claimed to have seen the ‘light’ in Bobi Wine’s party. His photo has been widely shared on social media causing mixed reactions.

Just like other security agencies, by law the UPDF is supposed to be non partisan when it comes to politics.

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Brig. Flavia Byekwaso.

The newly appointed army spokesperson Brig. Flavia Byekwaso has said that the force cannot take the circulating picture for granted as they have already started on investigations.

“Pictures of an unidentified individual in UPDF dress, with unclear name tag and covered shoulder lapels and with a people power beret and mask was posted on social media to cheaply and desperately portray some members of the force as partisan.

The UPDF takes strong exception to this criminal scheme and already investigations are underway to establish the identity and apprehend the culprit who is not a member of the UPDF,” said Byekwaso through his known twitter handle.

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