The recruitment of Local Defence Unit Personnel (LDU) for deployment in Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso districts starts today.

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers will be recruiting men and women between 18 and 35 years to work as reserve forces and help beef up security in Kampala and its environs. This is one of the measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni early this month in the wake of targeted shootings around Kampala that have claimed several prominent people