Recruited Local Defence Unit persons will operate under the military code of conduct

Recruited Local Defence Unit persons will operate under the military code of conduct to ensure they don’t promote crime and become indiscipline.

This was revealed by the Chief of Defense Forces, Gen David Muhoozi while appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs on Wednesday.

Gen Muhoozi said the LDUs will be subjected to UPDF disciplinary rules under the command of the Reserve Force, whose field commanders will train and mentor the recruits.

He was responding to concerns from Members of Parliament that the group, just like the infamous crime preventers recruited under the tenure of former police chief Gen Kale Kayihura, would turn their guns on civilians.

But the Chief of Defense Forces assured the MPs that they have laid down a strategy to keep the LDUs in check, including giving them a monthly salary of 200,000 shillings

Gen. David Muhoozi also informed the public while appearing before MPs that the LDU will be given UPDF uniform with a gun but they will have to sign for the gun when going for duty and after duty in which they will not be allowed to go armed at their homes after duty.

In simple terms these will be military units, but brought near wanainchi.

Anyway, the Bible says: ” The wicked flee when no man pursues: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” This is because the wicked or wrong doer is always guilty, otherwise, why flee when there is nothing chasing you?

Those who complain of LDU are wicked and guilty. They are like that person the Bible tells us. They know the LDUs will not work in their favour.

Otherwise, the LDUs, like the usual army, are here to guarantee Ugandans’ security. The criminal will always hide behind politicking. However, it won’t help, they will be crashed.