President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed Gen. (Rtd). Caleb Akandwanaho famously known as Gen. Salim Saleh for sacrificing his youthful days to join the liberation struggle.
He describes him as a symbol of patriotism and a role model for young Ugandans.
Gen. Saleh is a young brother to Museveni.
The President made the remarks on the seventh day of the retreat for the newly elected NRM MPs at the National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi, where he laid a foundation stone for the Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho (Salim Saleh) School of Research and the Walter Rodney Block.
Museveni says Saleh joined them in the war against Idi Amin in 1976 when he was just 16 years old.
He ran away from school at Kako and joined them in Tanzania together with other fighters like Ivan Koreta.
Between 1979 and 1986, he did a lot of good work, especially during the 1981–1986 war. Saleh commanded many of the big battles, including the battles of Masindi, Kabamba, Masaka, and Kampala.
Col. Okei Rukogota, the National Leadership Institute Kyankwanzi (NALI) Director, says the Gen. Salim Saleh School of Research and the Walter Rodney Block will serve as a hub for ideological development, research, and Pan-African studies.
By URN
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