A senior non-commissioned officer of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been sentenced to three years in prison after finding him guilty of desertion.
The General Court Martial (GCM) at Makindye in Kampala chaired by Brig. Gen. Freeman Mugabe sentenced Sgt Tito Agaba to three years imprisonment.
Agaba, 51, formerly attached to the Chieftaincy Military Intelligence (CMI) under the Directorate of Counter Terrorism (DCT) as a driver, lives at Bulenga in Wakiso district.
Delivering his ruling, Gen. Mugabe, said the maximum sentence for the offence was life imprisonment and that a three years imprisonment sentence was appropriate for the convict.
He further stated that the offence was rampant and that the convict had readily pleaded guilty, therefore, not wasting the court’s time.
Mugabe ruled that after deducting a period of four months and fifteen days spent on remand and further deducting a period of four months for mitigating factors, this court sentenced Agaba to two years, three months, and fourteen days imprisonment.
He further advised the convict to appeal within 14 days if he was not satisfied with the decision of his court.
