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Speaker Anita Annet Among spent the day in Soroti, at the invitation of Hon.Herbert Edmund Ariko, where she commissioned several projects such as; a classroom block at Aukot Community S.S, laid a foundation stone for teachers' houses at Takaramiam P/S & later, addressed a rally at Gweri S.S.

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President Yoweri K Museveni has assented to The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025.

Under Section 2 of the Act, the Special Force Command (SFC) is now one of the four services of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces .

Under Section 4(b) of the Act, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces now doubles as the Inspector General of the Defence Forces, and under Section 4(e), the office of Commander Special Force Command is created.

Section 7(1)(e) maintains the membership of the High Command as at January 26, 1986, with the rider that they should not be in active partisan politics.

By operation of Section 89A of the Act, the Pensions Act now ceases to apply to members of ⁦Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces⁩ , who will now have their own pension scheme, with the Permanent Secretary, ⁦Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces⁩ designated the pensions authority.

Section 30 of the Act creates Section 117A which defines exceptional circumstances under which civilians may be subject to military law. These are 117A(1)(a), where the person voluntarily accompanies any unit or other element of the Defence Forces in combat

Section 192 creates the Unit Court Martial for each unit of the Defence Forces, with a Chairperson not below the rank of Captain, an administrative officer of the unit, the regiment sergeant major or major of the unit, a junior officer and a private forming its membership.

The Chairperson of the Unit Court Martial shall hold a Bachelor of Laws degree and a postgraduate diploma in legal practice.

Section 36 of the Act amends by substitution, Section 193, to create the Division Court Martial, which shall be headed by a Chairperson not below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and who also qualifies to be appointed a Judge of the High Court.

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Section 38 substitutes Section 195 of the Act to create the General Court Martial, which shall consist of the Head of the General Court Martial, not below the rank of Brigadier General, and qualifies to be a Judge of the High Court.

Decisions of the General Court Martial are appealed to the Court of Appeal, per Section 195(11).

Section 45 creates Section 202B, which establishes the Directorate of Military Prosecutions, who shall be a serving member of the Defence Forces not below the rank of Colonel, and qualifies to be appointed Judge of the High Court.

Per Section 202C, members of the courts martial shall, in the performance of their judicial functions, be independent and impartial and shall not be subject to command.

Section 83 creates Schedule 7A, which classifies pistols as a monopoly of the defence forces, among other arsenal.

Section 117A creates Schedule B which establishes military stores which are a monopoly of the Defence Forces, and includes ceremonial shoes for officers and militants.