UGANDA: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ADDITION TO UGABAG RIGID

UNCLAS KAMPALA 000424 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PGOV MASS MOPS SUBJECT: UGANDA: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ADDITION TO UGABAG RIGID HULL BOAT TRAINIG REF: KAMPALA 412 ¶1. Pursuant to the Leahy and Foreign Assistance Acts, post requests assistance in screening the following Ugandan national who has been selected for US-sponsored training. This candidate will participate in the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat Training from March 8 to April 30 in Entebbe, Uganda. Post has reviewed its files and found no derogatory information on this individuals. ¶2. This candidate is an addition to the list provided in reftel. Post has determined that this candidate is not the same 28 year old Apollo Mwesigwa that was arrested by Ugandan police in July 2009 for attempting to sell his son. ¶3. Biographical details are as follows: Rank: PTE Name: Mwesigwa Apollo Unit: Butiaba Marine Brigade of the Ugandan military (UPDF). Date of Birth: 1987 Place of Birth: Lyantonde HOOVER