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Godard Busingye

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Godard Busingye
Born
Godard Busingye
Allegiance Uganda
Branch
 Ugandan Land Forces
Rank
Brigadier General
UnitUganda People's Defence Force (UPDF)
CommandsChief of Legal Services, Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs & UPDF
Known forChief of Legal Services in the UPDF; senior military legal officer; academic contributions in land law, gender, and armed conflict
EducationMakerere University (LLD/PhD)

Godard Busingye is a Ugandan retired senior military officer of Uganda People's Defence Force(UPDF), Chief of Legal Services at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs and UPDF,[1] and a legal scholar.[2][3]

Education

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He holds a PhD in LLD from Makerere University, which made him the second LLD Student in the history of the School of Law, following Professor Ben Twinomugisha, who was the pioneer LLD student at the Law School Makerere University.[4]

Professional career

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Godard retired from the Uganda People's Defence Forces in September 2024 while having the rank of Brigadier General.[5][6][7] He attained the Brigadier General title as part of the twenty-nine Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) officers who graduated after completing four weeks of training in the Advanced Brigade Legal Officers Course in 2017.[8] He also served as UPDF's chief of legal services.[9][10][11][12][13] Before his retirement, he was the Chief of Legal Services at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs and UPDF.[14] As the Chief of Legal Services, he opened one of the dormitories.[15] He was succeeded by the Brigadier General Moses Wandera, the Joint Staff Legal Services.[16][17] Godard encouraged his successor during the handover to embrace teamwork and collaboration.[16][17] However, before being the chief of legal services, he served as the Joint Staff Legal Services (JS LS) in the UPDF where he led a training at the Uganda People's Defence Forces’ (UPDF) Legal Training Centre (LTC) located at Gadaffi Barracks in Jinja District which empowered legal excellence with the graduation of 29 UPDF soldiers from the Advanced Brigade Legal Officers Course (ABLOC).[18]

He served as the Associate Professor at Kampala International University before being promoted to Professor.[19][20][21] He also served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Uganda Christian University.[22]

Publications

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Independent, The (2023-05-24). "AG lines up UPDF Commanders in Teso war claimants case". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  2. ↑ "Brig Gen Prof Godard Busingye Archives". The Capital Times. 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Brigadier Godard Busingye Speaking :: Uganda Radionetwork". ugandaradionetwork.net. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Mr. Godard Busingye Successfully Defends His LL.D Thesis – Makerere University School of Law". Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  5. ↑ PPU (2024-09-25). "President Museveni Urges Retiring Army Generals To Embrace Wealth Creation For Economic Empowerment - State House Uganda". Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  6. ↑ "Col Dr Godard Busingye". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  7. ↑ "President Museveni Urges Retiring Army Generals to Embrace Wealth Creation for Economic Empowerment - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation". 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  8. ↑ Reporter, NewVision (2024-08-10). "News: 29 UPDF officers graduate from advanced brigade legal course". New Vision. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  9. ↑ "The UPDF's chief of legal services, Brig. Godard Busingye (holding a spade) plants a tree in the dormitory compound. :: Uganda Radionetwork". ugandaradionetwork.net. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  10. ↑ Kimathi, Dedan (2022-05-26). "UPDF Compensated Tortured Journalists – Gen Busingye". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  11. ↑ Wesaka, Anthony (20 September 2016). "East Africa: UPDF Officers Disagree Over Somalia Rape Claim". AllAfrica. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Ntezza, Michael (2017-04-08). "UPDF Major Sues Army for Shs. 1.2Billion". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  13. ↑ URN (2021-05-04). "UPDF admits to battering journalists, asks to settle case out of court". The Observer. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  14. ↑ Ntezza, Michael (2020-12-01). "Brig Gen Busingye Hails Army Restraint Amid Public Provocation". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  15. ↑ "The UPDF's chief of legal services, Godard Busingye opens one of the dormitories. :: Uganda Radionetwork". ugandaradionetwork.net. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  16. 1 2 cfeditoren (2024-09-23). "UPDF Officers Urged to Write Wills, Emphasising Death as a Certainty". Uganda. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  17. 1 2 Matovu, Muhamadi. "UPDF officers urged to write wills, emphasising death as a certainty". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  18. ↑ Uganda, Watchdog (2024-08-10). "UPDF Legal Training Centre Graduates 29 Soldiers". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  19. ↑ "Godard Busingye". Research Gate.
  20. ↑ "PROFESSOR GODARD BUSINGYE, LL.D".
  21. ↑ "Godard Busingye, Ll.D". AD Scientific Index. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  22. ↑ https://2025.bledstrategicforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BSF-2025-A-Runaway-World-Confirmed-Speakers-and-High-level-Guests-31082025.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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