Good morning, Kabanda (Intellectual Jaundice). His original rank of Colonel was indeed honorary along with his mates for reasons which I am not at liberty to discuss. That is a matter of historical record, not a revelation. However, an honorary appointment in the early NRA must not be confused with an absence of military service, training or subsequent formal promotion. For perspective, Eriya Kategaya held service number RO/00002, while Kahinda Otafiire holds RO/00014, placing him among the earliest recorded NRA serving officers. What do you have fuck face ? In 1991, Otafiire undertook a standardised officers’ course covering the progression from Platoon,Company, Battalion, Brigade command to Division command, alongside officers including Col. Tom Butiime, Col. Amanya Mushega and Lt.Gen. Henry Tumukunde and others that have passed on. The relevant military training records can establish the precise qualifications. Otafiire’s military service predates the NRA. During Idi Amin’s dictatorship, he participated in clandestine mobilisation and recruitment for FRONASA, helping recruit men such as the late Maj. Gen. Fred Rwigyema, Maj.General Chef Ali Gen. Ivan Koreta. He was among the early FRONASA . He subsequently participated in the 1978–79 liberation struggle against Idi Amin and joined the NRA in 1981, serving as Chief Political Commissar during the Bush War. He served as the Director General of ESO from 1992-1994. Between 1998 and 2001, he served as political head of Uganda’s military expedition into the Democratic Republic of Congo. Finally, President Museveni, acting as Commander-in-Chief on the advice of the Army Commissions Board, formally promoted Otafiire from Colonel to Major General upon his retirement to join politics. This was an official military promotion, not merely the continued use of an honorary title. Nota Bene: Find an interpreter to make you understand the above facts, like a 5 year old infant . Not because you are a civilian but because you are dangerously dense.