Hudson Mukasa
Hudson Mukasa is a Major General in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). Since June 2016, he has been the Military Attaché to Uganda's Embassy to Kenya, based in Nairobi. Before that he served as the Military Attaché Uganda's Embassy to Burundi, based in Bujumbura.[1][2]
Major General Hudson Mukasa | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Tanzania Military Academy Ghana Military Academy National Defence College, Kenya |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Years active | 1983 - present |
| Known for | Military matters |
| Title | Military Attaché to Uganda's Embassy to Kenya |
Background and education
He was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda in the 1960s. He attended the military cadet course at the Tanzania Military Academy, in Monduli, in the late 1980s. He then attended a Senior Staff and Command course in the early 1990s, in Ghana. He has also graduated from the National Strategic Studies Course, at the National Defence College, Kenya.[3]
Military career
Mukasa joined the National Resistance Army, the precursor to the Uganda People's Defence Forces, in 1983. He has served in various command roles in the UPDF, including as the Commander of the 2nd UPDF Division, based at Makenke, in Mbarara, in the Western Region of Uganda, from 2005 until 2008. He then commanded the 5th UPDF Division, in 2008. At that time the 5th Division was based in Lira, Lango sub-region, in Uganda's Northern Region.[3]
He has also previously served as the Second Division operations and training officer. From 1997 to 2003, he was the 503 Brigade commander based in Kitgum, Northern Uganda. The brigade was one of the mobile forces the UPDF established to fight the Lord's Resistance Army, along the Sudan-Uganda border.[4]
On 28 March 2020, he was promoted from the rank of Brigadier to that of Major General.[5]
Controversy
In 2008, while serving as he Commanding Officer of the 5th UPDF Division, based in Lira, Uganda, Brigadier Hudson Mukasa was implicated in the misappropriation of USh 256 million (approx. US$102,400 at that time), in salary arrears for men and women under his command.[3]
He was suspended, together with five other military officers in his unit, while a military inquiry was conducted.[4] Brigadier Mukasa mobilized personal resources and promptly refunded the money.[3][6]
References
- Risdel Kasasira, and Job Bwire (7 June 2016). "Museveni reshuffles military advisers". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Charles Etukuri (7 June 2016). "Museveni Reshuffles Defence Attachés, Military Advisers". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda (10 September 2010). "How Brig. Mukasa got caught with hand in till". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Grace Matsiko, and Risdel Kasasira (19 August 2008). "Gen. Museveni fires Brigadier over 250m". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Javira Ssebwami (28 March 2020). "Museveni promotes intelligence chief Brigadier Kandiho, 11 others to Major General". Kampala: PML Daily. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Alex Nsubuga, and Andrew Bagala (5 September 2008). "Uganda: Brigadier Mukasa Returns Stolen Shs256 Million". Daily Monitor Via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 27 March 2019.