Fred Tolit

Brigadier Fred Tolit, is a military officer. He currently serves as Uganda's Defense Attaché to the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.^[1] Prior to that, he served as the Chairman of the UPDF General Court Martial, one of the highest military courts in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He was replaced by Brigadier Moses Ddiba Ssentongo, the current Chairman, in June 2013.^[2]

Background

He was born in Northern Uganda.

His military career includes service in the flowing capacities: ^[3]

As Director of Military Intelligence, from 1993 until 1998.^[4]
As Chief of Operations and Training in UPDF in 1998.
As Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, between 2000 and 2001.
As the Assistant Army Chief of Staff, at the level of Colonel, between 2001 and 2003.
As Defense Liaison Officer at the East African Community, headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, between 2005 and 2009.
As Defence Attaché to Uganda's permanent mission to the United Nations headquarters in New York.
As Chairman of the General Court Martial of the UPDF, at the rank of Brigadier in 2012.^[5]
As Uganda's Defence Attaché at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, starting in 2013.

^ Kwesiga, Pascal (16 October 2013). "Brigadier Tolit Appointed Defence Envoy to AU". New Vision. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ Kwesiga, Pascal (27 June 2013). "Brigadier Ssentongo Appointed New Army Court Boss". New Vision. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ Kwesiga, Pascal (16 October 2013). "Brigadier Tolit Appointed Defence Envoy to AU". New Vision Mobile. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ Our, Reporter (19 June 2013). "Museveni Picks Saleh to Lead Retirement Team". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ Lule, Jeff Andrew (15 August 2012). "Brigadier Tolit Sworn In As New Court Martial Chairman". New Vision. Retrieved 11 June 2014.