The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces, President Yoweri Museveni has reappointed Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti as Chairman General Court Martial.
“On behalf of UPDF, I congratulate him,” said army spokesperson Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso.
Lt Gen Gutti has been the Chairman of the General Court Martial since May 2016 after he replaced the late Major General Levi Karuhanga. This is the same time Museveni is renewing his contract to serve at helm of army court.
Military career
Between May 2012 and December 2013, he was the commander of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) based in Mogadishu, Somalia. For his service in Somalia, he was awarded the United States military service medal.
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.
He served in this role between 2007 and 2011, having served as the Deputy to the Commanding Officer of the College, before that.
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.
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.
Andrew Gutti served from 2011 to date as Commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College located in Kimaka Kimaka