Perezida wa Repubulika ya Uganda akaba n’Umugaba w’Ikirenga w’Ingabo z’igihugu (UPDF), Nyakubahwa Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, yasabye abasirikare gukomeza kwihugura ku bijyanye n’intambara z’iki gihe, avuga ko intsinzi ku rugamba ishingira ku kumenya ubumenyi n’ubuhanga mu bijyanye n’ubutwererane n’ibikoresho bya gisirikare.
Yabitangaje ubwo yarimo ayobora umuhango wo gusoza amasomo y’abasirikare 413 barangije amahugurwa yihariye arimo: Armoured Platoon, Armoured Technical and Crew Courses, ndetse na Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle Course, byose byabereye ku Ishuri rya Gisirikare rishinzwe Intambara y’Abafite Ibikoresho Byiremereye (Mechanised Warfare Training School) riherereye i Karama, mu Karere ka Mubende.
Ati: “Intambara ni ubumenyi n’ubugeni,”
“Ubumenyi tububona mu bikoresho bikoreshwa, naho ubugeni ni uburyo ubishyira hamwe ukabikoresha. Ubumenyi buhindura imiterere n’imikorere ya gisirikare.”
Yagarutse ku mateka y’intambara z’abafite ibikoresho byiremereye (armoured warfare), avuga ko byatangiye mu kinyejana cya 19, aho imbunda za mashini zaje gusimbura amagare y’intambara (cavalry), bityo habaho gukoresha tranches nk’ubwirinzi mu rugamba.
Ati: “Imbunda za mashini zatumye amagare ava ku rugamba, bituma habaho gukoresha imiringoti,”
Yongeyeho ko imodoka z’intambara zaje ari igisubizo gikomeye ku buryo bwo kurwana bwa tranche warfare, kuko zifatanyije ubwirinzi, ubushobozi bwo kurasa no kugenda vuba.
“Imodoka y’intambara yabaye igisubizo cy’agatangaza: yagaruye umuheto (ubushobozi bwo kurasa), ingabo (ubwirinzi), n’ifarasi (ubushobozi bwo kugenda).”
“Niyo mpamvu zafashe indi ntera mu Ntambara ya Kabiri y’Isi yose.”
Perezida Museveni yavuze ko ubu urugamba rugenda ruyoborwa n’ikoranabuhanga nk’ibisasu by’intwaro zifite ubuhanga bwo kugera aho bigenewe (precision-guided munitions), indege zitagira abapilote (drones), n’uburyo bwo gukoresha ubushobozi butandukanye mu buryo buhuje. Yibukije ingabo gukoresha uburyo bupakiye (packaged approach) mu ntambara, buhuriza hamwe ubushobozi bwinshi mu buryo bw’ubwenge.
Kurwanya Ruswa n’Icyizere ku Bikoresho
Museveni yanenze ruswa mu gisirikare, cyane cyane ubujura bwa lisansi, amavuta y’imodoka, n’ibikoresho byabugenewe.
“Iyo usahuye amavuta, lisansi cyangwa ibikoresho, uba uri kurya ruswa. Ruswa irica,” yihanangirije abasirikare.
Yabasabye kwirinda ibiyobyabwenge n’inzoga, no kwita ku buzima bwabo n’ibikoresho byabo.
“Mwiyiteho kugira ngo mugire ubuzima bwiza. Mukunde ibikoresho byanyu mubibungabunge neza.”
Museveni yashimiye ubuyobozi bwa UPDF ku ruhare rufatika mu myitozo n’iterambere ry’ibikorwaremezo.
“Ndashima CDF (Umugaba Mukuru w’Ingabo) n’itsinda rye ku bikorwa byinshi barimo gukora: imyitozo, ariko n’ibikorwaremezo kuko bubatse amabaraki n’amasomo ya gisirikare.”
Yasezeranyije ko Leta izashyigikira ibikorwa byo kuvugurura imihanda y’icyaro igana i Karama binyuze mu mihanda ya Lusalira, Kasanda, Kasambya, Kabamba na Makore, hagamijwe kugabanya ivumbi no kongera imigendekere myiza.
Ubuhamya bw’Abayobozi ba Gisirikare
Lt Gen Sam Okiding, Umugaba wungirije wa UPDF, wari uhagarariye Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, yashimiye Perezida ku buyobozi n’ubushishozi agira mu miyoborere ya gisirikare.
“Uyu munsi twabonye urundi rwego rw’ubushobozi bw’intwaro. Gukoresha neza ibyo twabonye ni inshingano yacu.”
Yibukije abasirikare uko gukoresha nabi ibikoresho bishobora kubagiraho ingaruka:
“Iyo wimye igikoresho amavuta yacyo, nacyo kizakwima intsinzi. Nuko ugapfa,” yababuriye.
Yavuze ko ibigo by’amahugurwa biri kuvugururwa kugira ngo bihinduke ibigo by’icyitegererezo, hubakwa ibikorwaremezo bishya hagamijwe gushyira mu bikorwa icyerekezo cya Perezida cyo kugira ingabo zigezweho.
Brig Gen Peter Chandia, umuyobozi w’ishuri rya Mechanised Warfare College – Karama, yashimye abanyeshuri barangije amasomo kubera kwihangana no kwitanga, avuga ko biteguye kuzakoresha neza ibyo bize mu bikorwa bya gisirikare.
Ati: “Ndabizeye, bafite ubushobozi bwo gukoresha ibikoresho byabo mu buryo bwihuse kandi bugezweho,”
Yabibukije ko bagomba kuba biteguye koherezwa igihe icyo ari cyo cyose:
“Mugume mwiteguye gukorera igihugu cyanyu mu buryo bwuzuye, bw’icyubahiro n’ubunyangamugayo.”
Perezida Museveni yakomeje gushimangira ko ubufatanye, ubunyamwuga, n’icyerekezo gishingiye ku bumenyi bugezweho ari byo bizubaka UPDF y’ejo hazaza.
