The brand-new Pressure Leader for the African Union Shift Goal in Somalia (ATMIS), Lt. Gen. Sam Kavuma from Uganda, got here in Mogadishu the other day to presume his responsibilities.
Lt. Gen. Kavuma replaces Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, that left the objective in April following his visit as Replacement Principal of Uganda Individuals’s Protection Forces (UPDF).
On arrival on Sunday, Lt. Gen. Kavuma was formally invited with a guard of honour at the ATMIS Pressure Head office, installed by the ATMIS Uganda contingent.
He after that met the Head of ATMIS Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef and the Elderly management group at the Goal Head Office.
Later on, he got a rundown from elderly ATMIS armed forces police officers led by the Replacement Pressure Leader accountable of Assistance and Logistics, Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti. Throughout the conference, he was oriented on the protection circumstance in Somalia and the development made in applying the objective required.
” The Federal Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and global companions have actually functioned collaboratively in the direction of the development we see today. The success made thus far are impressive, and we will certainly remain to sustain the FGS to guarantee Al-Shabaab is broken down, tranquility dominates, and the Somalis can participate in the growth of their nation without anxiety,” stated Lt. Gen. Kavuma.
Lt. Gen. Kavuma signed up with the Uganda Individuals’s Protection Forces (UPDF) in the very early 1980s and has actually held numerous elderly settings leading up to his visit as ATMIS Pressure Leader.
At various times in his armed forces occupation, he has actually acted as Department Leader, Replacement Flying Force Leader, and Replacement Leader Land Forces in Uganda.
Before his visit, he was a Legislator standing for the armed forces in Uganda’s Parliament and Replacement Principal Organizer of Uganda’s nationwide wealth-creation program.
Lt. Gen. Kavuma has comprehensive experience in peacekeeping procedures, having actually acted as leader of the Uganda section of the African Union Goal in Somalia (AMISOM) from October 2014 to November 2016.
He additionally offered in the Main African Republic as leader of the African Union-authorised Regional Taskforce released to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Military revolt team.
Formerly, he supervised procedures in South Sudan, the Autonomous Republic of Congo, and Uganda.
He has actually finished numerous expert training programs, consisting of armed forces training courses. He holds a Bachelor of Arts level in International Relations and Diplomacy. He has actually just recently finished a Master’s in National Safety and security Researches at Cavendish College in Uganda. He is a dedicated speaker that has actually added substantially to armed forces education and learning by training in numerous armed forces universities and training camp throughout his occupation.
Dispersed by APO Team in support of African Union Shift Goal in Somalia (ATMIS).
