Uganda, Feb. 21 -- The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Establishment document that President Museveni, the Commander in-Chief, launched at the weekend had been in the works from nine years ago.

This newspaper can reveal that the reorganisation of the military, the biggest since the 2000-2004 Defence Review, was the handiwork of a 10-member standing committee supported by a secretariat run by nine senior military officers and two civilians.

Whereas the reforms at the turn of the millennium examined the capabilities and structures of the army and birthed the White Paper on Defence Transformation, the journey that began months to the 2016 elections has culminated in the UPDF Establishment 2021.

President Museveni, a retired general,...