Within the NRM manifesto, the defence sector identified five (5) key commitments to guide all policies and plans for the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs in the five years (2016-2021). Thereafter, the President further gave strategic directives to the defence sector, clearly spelling out specific interventions in achieving the set-out plans.
In 2016, the ruling Government, through the National Resistance Movement (NRM) manifesto (2016-2021), stated its aspirations in transforming the Ugandan society from a low-income society to a