Andrew Gutti

Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti is a Ugandan military officer. He is the Chairman of the General Court Martial of the Uganda People's Defence Force. He was appointed to that position in May 2016, replacing the late Major General Levi Karuhanga.[1][2]

Lieutenant General

Andrew Gutti
Born
Moroto District, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
OccupationMilitary Officer
Years active1986 - present
Known forMilitary Matters
TitleChairman of the UPDF General Court Martial

Military career

Between May 2012 and December 2013, he was the commander of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) based in Mogadishu, Somalia.[3][4] For his service in Somalia, he was awarded the United States military service medal.[5] Before his deployment to Somalia, he was the commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College at Kimaka in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[6] He served in this role between 2007 and 2011, having served as the Deputy to the Commanding Officer of the College, before that.[7]

Other assignments in the UPDF include as the Chief of Training in the UPDF, position he served in between 2004 and 2005, at the rank of Brigadier, following his promotion from the rank of Colonel in 2014. Before that, he has served as the commander of the 3rd infantry Division.[7]

In 2005, he served as a member of the Parliament of Uganda, representing the UPDF, replacing Brigadier Henry Tumukunde. He was promoted from Brigadier to Major General, in February 2008, serving at that rank until March 2012, when he was promoted to Lieutenant General, immediately prior to his deployment to Somalia.[7]

Senior Command and Staff College

Andrew Gutti served from 2011 to 2016 as Commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College located in Kimaka Kimaka

As Chairman of General Court Martial

His first term as Chairman of the court martial, lasted from 17 May 2016 until 16 May 2018. In 3 July 2018, the president of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF reappointed General Gutti to a second two-year term as the chairman of the UPDF general court martial.[8]

See also

References
  1. Bwire, Job (17 May 2016). "Lieutenant General Gutti named new head of Court Martial". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. Batre, Ronald (17 May 2016). "Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti Appointed Chairman of the Military Court Martial". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. Press Release (2 May 2012). "Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti takes command of AU forces in Somalia". AMISOM. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. Baguma, Raymond (18 December 2013). "General Gutti Hands Over AMISOM Command". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. Kasasira, Risdel (1 October 2015). "US Honours UPDF Generals". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. Oluka, Benon Herbert (4 November 2014). "UPDF Officers Who Turned Volatile Mogadishu Around". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. Vision Reporter (17 May 2016). "Who Is Lieutenant General Gutti The New Court Martial Chairman?". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. Kasasira, Risdel (19 June 2018). "Museveni Reappoints Lieutenant General Gutti As Army Court Chairman". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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