Uganda: Why Is Museveni Building Region's Strongest Army? -- AllAfrica.comUganda's expenditure on arms surpassed Kenya's for the first in 2011, a new global arms expert report shows. Uganda spent US$1.02 billion; about double Kenya's US$735 million.
Details show that Uganda spent US$270 million on its usual defense budget items (food, salaries etc) and US$ 750 million on jets pushing its officially disclosed expenditure to US$1.02 billion.
Uganda's acquisition of 6 Su-30MK Russian jets elevated its air force to one of the most advanced combat aircraft squadrons in East and Central Africa, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an international institute that carries out research into conflict and arms control notes.
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My Comment: LRA rebels in the region. South Sudan's conflict with Sudan is escalating. Congo in perpetual civil war. Somalia, Darfu, ethnic/tribal tensions, etc. If I was Museveni, I would be building up my armed forces.
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