Uganda: Soldier Sentenced to 10 Months for Losing Gun

Gulu — A UPDF officer attached to the 11th battalion based in the volatile Central African Republic (CAR), Pte Michael Ayebare, has received a 10-months custodial sentence after he was convicted of failure to protect a war weapon.

Pte Ayebare was part of the Ugandan contingent hunting for the elusive ICC-indicted LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony in the CAR. It is alleged that Pte Ayebare lost his weapon, PK Machine Gun No. 31155, with 100 bullets on January 16.

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