Nytil gets army uniforms deal
UNIFORMS for the UPDF and other auxiliary forces will be manufactured locally to ensure steady supply, homogeneity and to improve the image of the force, the Army Commander has said.
By Steven Candia
UNIFORMS for the UPDF and other auxiliary forces will be manufactured locally to ensure steady supply, homogeneity and to improve the image of the force, the Army Commander has said.
Lt. Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, flanked by other top army officers, said this on Saturday after a guided tour of the Southern Range Nyanza textile plant, popularly known as Nytil, which will handle the production, commissioned the project.
the tour was conducted by plant chairman Kishor Jobanputra.
“From now on, the gazetted combat dress (uniform) for the army and other auxiliary forces like the Amuka, Arrow boys and LDUs in Gulu, will be made here,†Nyakairima said.
For a long time, UPDF soldiers have been wearing different uniforms from different countries.
The move to have the uniforms manufactured locally, Nyakairima said, would tremendously cut military costs.
He said the ministry of defence budgeted sh8.7b for uniforms annually.
He said each soldier and member of the auxiliary forces would have two sets of uniforms, one camouflage and a plain one.
Jobanputra said the firm was committed to quality and had the capacity to meet the demand of the army.
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UNIFORMS for the UPDF and other auxiliary forces will be manufactured locally to ensure steady supply, homogeneity and to improve the image of the force, the Army Commander has said.
Lt. Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, flanked by other top army officers, said this on Saturday after a guided tour of the Southern Range Nyanza textile plant, popularly known as Nytil, which will handle the production, commissioned the project.
the tour was conducted by plant chairman Kishor Jobanputra.
“From now on, the gazetted combat dress (uniform) for the army and other auxiliary forces like the Amuka, Arrow boys and LDUs in Gulu, will be made here,†Nyakairima said.
For a long time, UPDF soldiers have been wearing different uniforms from different countries.
The move to have the uniforms manufactured locally, Nyakairima said, would tremendously cut military costs.
He said the ministry of defence budgeted sh8.7b for uniforms annually.
He said each soldier and member of the auxiliary forces would have two sets of uniforms, one camouflage and a plain one.
Jobanputra said the firm was committed to quality and had the capacity to meet the demand of the army.
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