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WEARING MILITARY ATTIRE/ CAMOUFLAGE

One day, Jacob was walking down Kampala Road when he was stopped by an army truck and asked to hand over his designer shirt. He wondered what he had done wrong and refused to do so. So it was forcefully taken away from him.

This puzzled him and so he asked his friend, Seth, who is a lawyer, why they did this to him. Seth gave him very important information.

In the recent past, the UPDF warned civilians against wearing military attire or military-like attire such as camouflage, saying it undermines the law governing the military dress code and could aid terrorism.

Under the laws of Uganda, people cannot wear military attire if they are not part of the army. This directive was given after the army realized that there was an increased use of military attire by the public. The act had security implications as some would go masquerade as military personnel. This also goes ahead to undermine the laws governing the use of military attire.

Many musicians usually dress in military attire at live musical shows and videos.

Section 164 (2) of the 2005 UPDF Act 7 permits artists to use the same for Bona fide stage, film or television production, it can only be done with proper authorisation from the army and handed back to its stores after the performance.

Violation of this provision attracts, on conviction, an imprisonment term, not exceeding seven years.

it may seem like the law is dictating what you can and cannot wear but now that you have been educated, it's better to be safe than sorry.