President Museveni has promised to thoroughly deal with the indiscipline of Local Defence Unit (LDU) Officers who have severally been accused of killing and brutalising Ugandans

In a statement released on Tuesday, the president vowed to deal with and put an end to this indiscipline.

The latest of such stories is of a Boda Boda cyclist from Buikwe who died at Mulago hospital days back after sustaining injuries after he was hit with a but of a gun on the head.

The statement was largely about Uganda’s history but also focusing on Jimmy Kirunda, the footballer, and Rt Major- General Kasirye Ggwanga who both passed away months back.

“I actually, never heard of Kirunda until when he died. Why? It is because for 16 years, 1971-1986, we, the freedom fighters, were cut off from and we were not concentrating on the pleasure and leisure activities that were going on in Uganda.” Reads part of the statement.

“… It is at this stage that Kasirye - Ggwanga took the patriotic act of bringing some UFM supporters to the NRA in Masaka. I was in Nairobi for the peace talks that time. We salute his contribution.” adds another part of the statement on Kasirye Ggwanga.

On the same note, President Museveni also urged Ugandans to maintain discipline as the fight against COVID-19 continues.

“This is just to give you a bit of our history. Next time, I will deal with the indiscipline of the LDUs. “ President Museveni concluded his statement.

The actions of LDUs have caused public outcry with many rallying on social media to call for their disarmament.