Punish the officers
THE Chieftancy of Military Intelligence (CMI) is investigating a UPDF battalion commander Capt. Robert Ruteinama following a scuffle he had with Col. Arthur Musinguzi
THE Chieftancy of Military Intelligence (CMI) is investigating a UPDF battalion commander Capt. Robert Ruteinama following a scuffle he had with Col. Arthur Musinguzi.
The two fought after a cow on a truck which was part of the captain’s convoy fell off damaging the colonel’s car. Failing to solve the matter they exchanged blows. This incident has wider implications raising several questions. It’s a shame for officers to fight in public. At their rank they should be aware of the legal recourse instead of primitively settling the matter physically. Supposing the cow had hit a civilian’s car? If the captain could not show respect to his superior and got into a fight then a civilian would have had it rougher. And supposing the cow belonged to a stubborn civilian?
The fact that the Colonel could not tolerate a fellow soldier’s abrasive attitude then it would have been worse for a civilian.
Resorting to fist fights is a dent on the UDPF’s good image.
The army should punish the two for behaving irresponsibly before weighing the merits of the incident which provoked the fight.
And the public must be told what a commanding officer of a battalion in Pader was doing with cows on the Masaka - Kampala highway. Was he not supposed to be commanding his troops against LRA rebels? Or has he “retired†from the army and turned into a cattle trader?
Who is the owner of the cows? Is it possible that he was simply providing escort? If yes, isn’t that abuse of office? Errant officers should not be allowed to drag the UPDF’s name in the mud.
They should be dealt with harshly. Army personnel must be exemplary in the exercise of duty and in internal and civil relations.
Above all, they must behave responsibly in public.
The two fought after a cow on a truck which was part of the captain’s convoy fell off damaging the colonel’s car. Failing to solve the matter they exchanged blows. This incident has wider implications raising several questions. It’s a shame for officers to fight in public. At their rank they should be aware of the legal recourse instead of primitively settling the matter physically. Supposing the cow had hit a civilian’s car? If the captain could not show respect to his superior and got into a fight then a civilian would have had it rougher. And supposing the cow belonged to a stubborn civilian?
The fact that the Colonel could not tolerate a fellow soldier’s abrasive attitude then it would have been worse for a civilian.
Resorting to fist fights is a dent on the UDPF’s good image.
The army should punish the two for behaving irresponsibly before weighing the merits of the incident which provoked the fight.
And the public must be told what a commanding officer of a battalion in Pader was doing with cows on the Masaka - Kampala highway. Was he not supposed to be commanding his troops against LRA rebels? Or has he “retired†from the army and turned into a cattle trader?
Who is the owner of the cows? Is it possible that he was simply providing escort? If yes, isn’t that abuse of office? Errant officers should not be allowed to drag the UPDF’s name in the mud.
They should be dealt with harshly. Army personnel must be exemplary in the exercise of duty and in internal and civil relations.
Above all, they must behave responsibly in public.