Uganda, Feb. 7 -- National Unity Platform (NUP) leaders have questioned what they described as double standards by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) after photos of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Member of Parliament clad in army uniform went viral on social media.

Photos of Kitgum Woman MP, Ms Lilian Aber, clad in full UPDF uniform as she, on February 5, flagged off the cleaning exercise by UPDF as a pre-event ahead of Terehe Sita celebrations went viral on various social media platforms, stirring debate on how and under what circumstances civilians may freely wear the army uniform.

This comes amid reports of arrests of opposition supporters accused of wearing red berets which the UPDF said was gazette for only a...