President commissions UPDFs infantry vehicle ‘Chui’

19th October 2021

President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the latest infantry fighting vehicle code named Chui, designed and manufactured by in Uganda by the UPDF. "I am happy that you are towing this line. Uganda spends over $550 million each year on importing vehicles from Japan and Europe. All the money we get from selling coffee, which is about $500 million, goes back to Europe through the importation of vehicles. This must stop," he said.