The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chaired the inaugural meeting of the steering committee for the General Aronda Nyakairima Memorial Lecture at the SFC headquarters in Entebbe.
The meeting was attended by senior UPDF officers, including Lt Gen James Mugira – National Enterprise Corporation CEO, SFC Commander Maj Gen BD Mugisha, Maj Gen James Birungi – Defense Intelligence and Security chief, Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba – Chief of Joint Staff, Maj Gen Henry Masiko – Joint Staff – Political Commissariat among other senior UPDF officers.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Ms Rose Byengoma, also attended the meeting.
The General Aronda Nyakairima Memorial Lecture, scheduled for September 9th-11th, will coincide with the inaugural Kampala International Defence Exhibition (KIDE).
Gen Aronda, who passed away in 2015, is remembered for his contributions to the professionalization of the UPDF through various reforms.
Gen Aronda served as the CDF from 2003 to 2013. At the time of his death, he was the Minister of Internal Affairs.