Retired Tanzania People’s Defence Forces General, David Musuguri is one of the few centenarians in Tanzania. Even with frail health due to a prolonged battle with diabetes, the former Chief of Defence Forces still has command of reason and a sense of humor at 101 years. Born in Butiama on January 4, 1920, Musuguri aka General Mutukula is a man who is credited with flushing out Uganda's President Idi Amin from Kagera and later Uganda. The former commander of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces looks back at that war with nostalgia. On many occasions, just like at his birthday celebrations on January 4, 2020, he has insisted that he wanted to capture Idi Amin with his bare hands. The two had met in Kenya where they both served in the King African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial Army in East Africa. Musugiri was enlisted in the KAR in 1942 and later served in Madagascar during the Second World War. On December 9, 1961, Tanganyika attained self-rule and several units of the KAR were transferred to the newly formed Tanganyika Rifles. Musuguri eventually rose to the rank of brigadier, then Major General and was given command of the Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF)'s 20th Division, a force that had been assembled to fight Idi Amin’s invading forces following the outbreak of the Uganda–Tanzania War in 1978. During the war, he garnered the name ‘General Mutukula’, and successfully commanded his forces during the Battle of Simba Hills, Battles of Masaka and Lukaya. In 1980 Musuguri was appointed Chief of Defence Forces and in December President Julius Nyerere promoted him to Lieutenant General. In February 1981, President Milton Obote gave Musuguri two spears in honor of "his gallant action in the Battle of Lukaya". He retired from the army on 31 August 1988 after distinguished service ending almost 50 years of service first in the King African Riffles, African Rifles, and then the TPDF.