Ugandan National army, the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has come out to make a comment about a viral picture of a uniformed officer who visited National Unity Platform offices wearing a red People Power beret.

In the pictures which were posted on Tuesday, the uniformed officer is seen hugging Presidential hopeful and current Kyadondo East legislator Robert Kyagulanyi.

“A picture of an unidentified individual in UPDF dress, with unclear name tag and covered shoulder lapels and with a people power beret and mask was posted on social media to cheaply and desperately portray some members of the force as partisan,” UPDF spokesperson Flavia Byekwaso said.

“The UPDF takes strong exception to this criminal scheme and already investigations are underway to establish the identity and apprehend the culprit who is not a member of the UPDF.”

According to the Ugandan constitution, the army is supposed to be non-partisan.

But this has not been the case as several top shots in the UPDF have made known their bias for the ruling National Resistance Movement.