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Breaking! Gen. Lokech Takes Over South Sudan Army Operations

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander in Chief of armed Forces on a special mission has deployed his blue eyed boy Maj. General Paul Lokech as the coordinator of all South Sudanese Military groups.

The development comes days after he was recently replaced from the position of Chief of staff Air force barely after serving close to five months and replaced by Brig. Charles Okidi who was the acting Director Operations in Air force.

Gen. Lokech will have a big role in monitoring and supervising all the Military groups which are headed by the current President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar to make sure that they form one unitary army which will superintend the stabilization of South Sudan to bring peace and security.

Chief Coordinator Gen. Lokech will be sending several military briefs to chief negotiator of South Sudan Civil wars President Yoweri Museveni towards reorganization, training and disarmament of other rebel groups in South Sudan.

In Other development, Gen.Museveni has reshuffled Brig. Francis Takirwa who was the Chief of Education and Sports and appointed him Commander Second Infantry Division. He has been replaced by Brig. Wilson Muhabuzi.

Brig. Sam Omara who has been serving as Director In charge of Regional Affairs has been appointed Defence attaché in Algeria.

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