President Museveni together with his younger brother, Gen Salim Saleh have been awarded with the “Order of Katonga”, the highest military decoration of the Ugandan honour system.
The award was done during the ongoing 42nd Tarehe Sita celebrations in Mbarara on Monday which is meant to celebrate the creation of the UPDF.
During the ceremony, Gen Ivan Koreta and Brig Gen Bosco Omure also received the same honour for their contribution towards the creation of the UPDF.
Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny Dolo decorated the four Generals at the ceremony.
Apart from Museveni, the three UPDF generals are the only remaining people of the lot of 28 Front for National Slavation(FRONASA) fighters who were the first from Ugandan to be trained at Montepuez in Northern Mozambique between 1976 and 1978.
These fighters were later part of the foundation of Uganda’s National Liberation Army (UNLA) which fought alongside Tanzanian forces to oust President Amin.
These officers later formed the National Resistance Army (NRA) which captured power in 1986 and later metamorphosed into the current UPDF.
Museveni, Gen Saleh and Gen Koreta received similar honours in 2016 when they were awarded during heroes day celebrations.
The honour was named after the final and decisive battle of the National Resistance Army during the 1986 bush war which was fought near the Katonga River.
The battle happened on October 13, 1985 when government troops and NRA rebels encountered each other in a battle at the stragic bridge on Katonga River.