UPDF trains for peacetime
Oct 19, 2004
The commandant of the Senior Command and Staff College, Maj. Gen. Ivan Koreta, has said the on-going training at Kimaka in Jinja aims at preparing the army for peace times
The commandant of the Senior Command and Staff College, Maj. Gen. Ivan Koreta, has said the on-going training at Kimaka in Jinja aims at preparing the army for peace times, reports Emmy Allio.
He said in democracy, the military should be subordinated to the civilian authority.
Koreta said politics or political debates were not part of the college’s prospectus.
During a familiarisation tour by journalists yesterday of the college in Kimaka, Koreta said, the training is to prepare the army to play an active role in national issues “like averting natural disasters, construction of roads or bridges.â€
Koreta told journalists that “There were many officers in the UPDF who had never undergone any formal training. The mission of this college is to train the backlog of the army to match the higher standards of other armies in the region.â€
He said the college would in future admit civilian officials who work in key state departments.
Kimaka college, situated at the extreme end of Kimaka airfield, was established in the premises behind by Sietco, the Chinese constructors who built Kiira dam in Jinja.
The college’s first intake has 31 students who include lieutenant generals Elly Tumwine, David Tinyefuza and Caleb Akandwanaho.
Others are chiefs of military intelligence Col. Noble Mayombo and internal security Col. Elly Kayanja.
He said the college promotes understanding of civil-military relationships and develops greater awareness of the changing roles of armed forces in support of national interests.
Journalists were conducted around the college compound and into the lecture halls and computer rooms.
He said in democracy, the military should be subordinated to the civilian authority.
Koreta said politics or political debates were not part of the college’s prospectus.
During a familiarisation tour by journalists yesterday of the college in Kimaka, Koreta said, the training is to prepare the army to play an active role in national issues “like averting natural disasters, construction of roads or bridges.â€
Koreta told journalists that “There were many officers in the UPDF who had never undergone any formal training. The mission of this college is to train the backlog of the army to match the higher standards of other armies in the region.â€
He said the college would in future admit civilian officials who work in key state departments.
Kimaka college, situated at the extreme end of Kimaka airfield, was established in the premises behind by Sietco, the Chinese constructors who built Kiira dam in Jinja.
The college’s first intake has 31 students who include lieutenant generals Elly Tumwine, David Tinyefuza and Caleb Akandwanaho.
Others are chiefs of military intelligence Col. Noble Mayombo and internal security Col. Elly Kayanja.
He said the college promotes understanding of civil-military relationships and develops greater awareness of the changing roles of armed forces in support of national interests.
Journalists were conducted around the college compound and into the lecture halls and computer rooms.