The untold story of Kagera War by TZ, Uganda top soldiers
What you need to know:
In Uganda, it is known as the Liberation War, while in Tanzania it is simply called the Kagera War, which was fought from 1978 to 1979 between the two countries. In this second series on the war, which ended nearly 35 years ago, two former top soldiers who took part, Colonel Abdu Kisuule, the once close ally of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, and retired Brig Gen Burton Richard Lupembe of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF), give their accounts. While Colonel Kisuule narrates why his soldiers were defeated, Brig Gen Lupembe, also known as Mwilipanga Richard Lupembe, recalls how he was preparing to go to Namibia as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force when the Ugandan army invaded Tanzania. The 71-year-old was a Staff Officer to Gen David Msuguri, who headed the operation to invade Uganda. The Citizen’s Henry Lubega records their narration of the war.
