# Andrew Gutti > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Gutti > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Gutti.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gutti > Source revision: 1352190006 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Ugandan military officer}} {{Use British English|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Andrew Gutti | image = New AMISOM Force Commander frontline tour & handover 07 (6992160130).jpg | image_size = | caption = New AMISOM Force commander frontline tour & handover, photo by Stuart Price | birth_date = | birth_place = [Moroto District](/source/Moroto_District), [Uganda](/source/Uganda) | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = [Military officer](/source/Military_officer) | years_active = 1986–present | citizenship = [Uganda](/source/Uganda) | networth = | honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General }} [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General) '''Andrew Gutti''' is a [Uganda](/source/Uganda)n military officer. He was the chairman of the general court martial of the [Uganda People's Defence Force](/source/Uganda_People's_Defence_Force) until 3 August 2022, when he handed over office to [Brigadier General](/source/Brigadier_General) [Robert Freeman Mugabe](/source/Robert_Freeman_Mugabe). Gutti was appointed to that position in May 2016, replacing the late Major General [Levi Karuhanga](/source/Levi_Karuhanga).{{cite web |author=Bwire |first=Job |date=2016-05-17 |title=Lieutenant General Gutti named new head of Court Martial |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-appoints-Gen-Gutti-as-military-courtboss/-/688334/3207026/-/jcyk7s/-/index.html |access-date=2022-08-11 |work=[Daily Monitor](/source/Daily_Monitor) |location=Kampala, Uganda}}{{cite web |last=Batre |first=Ronald |date=17 May 2016 |title=Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti Appointed Chairman of the Military Court Martial |url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/museveni-appoints-gen-gutti-as-chairman-general-court-martial |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518114804/http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/museveni-appoints-gen-gutti-as-chairman-general-court-martial |archive-date=2016-05-18 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=[Uganda Radio Network](/source/Uganda_Radio_Network) |location=Kampala, Uganda}} ==Military career== Between May 2012 and December 2013, Gutti was the [commander](/source/African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia) of the [African Union Mission to Somalia](/source/African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia) (AMISOM) based in [Mogadishu, Somalia](/source/Mogadishu%2C_Somalia).{{cite web |author= |date=2012-05-02 |title=Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti takes command of AU forces in Somalia |url=http://amisom-au.org/2012/05/lieutenant-general-andrew-gutti-takes-command-of-au-forces-in-somalia/ |access-date=2016-05-17 |website=[AMISOM](/source/AMISOM)}}{{cite web |last=Baguma |first=Raymond |date=2013-12-18 |title=General Gutti Hands Over AMISOM Command |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1335805/gen-gutti-hands-amisom-command |access-date=2016-05-17 |website=[New Vision](/source/New_Vision) |location=Kampala, Uganda}} For his service in Somalia, he was awarded the [United States](/source/United_States) military service medal.{{cite web |last=Kasasira |first=Risdel |date=2015-10-01 |title=US Honours UPDF Generals |url=http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/News/US-honours-UPDF-generals/-/2466686/2892482/-/format/xhtml/-/6dhnp4/-/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611031628/http://mobile.monitor.co.ug/News/US-honours-UPDF-generals/-/2466686/2892482/-/format/xhtml/-/6dhnp4/-/index.html |archive-date=2016-06-11 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=[Daily Monitor](/source/Daily_Monitor) |location=Kampala, Uganda}} Before his deployment to Somalia, he was the commandant of the [Uganda Senior Command and Staff College](/source/Uganda_Senior_Command_and_Staff_College) at [Kimaka](/source/Kimaka) in the [Eastern Region of Uganda](/source/Eastern_Region%2C_Uganda).{{cite web |last=Oluka |first=Benon Herbert |date=2014-11-04 |title=UPDF Officers Who Turned Volatile Mogadishu Around |url=http://www.observer.ug/component/content/article?id=34761:-updf-officers-who-turned-volatile-mogadishu-around |access-date=2016-05-17 |website=[The Observer (Uganda)](/source/The_Observer_(Uganda)) |location=Kampala, Uganda}} He served in this role between 2007 and 2011, having served as the deputy to the commanding officer of the college, before that. Other assignments in the UPDF include as the chief of training in the UPDF, a position he served in between 2004 and 2005, at the rank of [brigadier](/source/brigadier), following his promotion from the rank of [colonel](/source/colonel) in 2014. Before that, he served as the commander of the 3rd infantry Division.{{cite web |author= |date=2016-05-17 |title=Who Is Lieutenant General Gutti The New Court Martial Chairman? |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1424742/gen-gutti-court-martial-chairman |access-date=2018-07-13 |website=[New Vision](/source/New_Vision) |location=Kampala, Uganda}} In 2005, Gutti served as a member of the [Parliament of Uganda](/source/Parliament_of_Uganda), representing the UPDF, replacing [Brigadier](/source/Brigadier) [Henry Tumukunde](/source/Henry_Tumukunde). He was promoted from brigadier to [major general](/source/major_general), in February 2008, serving at that rank until March 2012, when he was promoted to lieutenant general, immediately prior to his deployment to Somalia. ==Senior Command and Staff College== Gutti served from 2011 until 2012 as commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College located in [Kimaka](/source/Kimaka), in the city of [Jinja](/source/Jinja%2C_Uganda), in the [Eastern Region](/source/Eastern_Region%2C_Uganda) of Uganda. ==As chairman of general court martial== Gutti's first term as chairman of the court martial lasted from 17 May 2016 until 16 May 2018. On 3 July 2018, the president of Uganda and commander-in-chief of the UPDF reappointed General Gutti to a second two-year term as the chairman of the UPDF general court martial.{{cite web |author=Kasasira |first=Risdel |date=2018-06-19 |title=Museveni Reappoints Lieutenant General Gutti As Army Court Chairman |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-reappoints-Lt-Gen-Gutti-army-court-chairman/688334-4620838-unbd9z/index.html |access-date=2018-07-13 |work=[Daily Monitor](/source/Daily_Monitor) |location=Kampala, Uganda}} In June 2022, Gutti's third consecutive two-year term as chairman of the UPDF court martial came to an end. On 12 July 2022, Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe was named to replace him.{{cite web |author= |date=2022-07-13 |title=Brig Gen Mugabe replaces Lt Gen Gutti as Court Martial chairman |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/brig-gen-mugabe-replaces-lt-gen-gutti-as-court-martial-chairman-3878662 |access-date=2022-08-06 |work=[Daily Monitor](/source/Daily_Monitor) |via=[Uganda Radio Network](/source/Uganda_Radio_Network) |location=Kampala, Uganda}} ==See also== {{commons category|Andrew Gutti}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221720/http://www.somalicurrent.com/2013/12/16/interview-amisom-outgoing-commander/ As of December 2013, Andrew Gutti Had Clocked 27 Years In UPDF] * [http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4880:clarification-on-army-ranks-story Partial List of Senior UPDF Commanders] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutti, Andrew}} Category:Living people Category:Ugandan generals Category:People from Karamoja sub-region Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andrew Gutti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gutti) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gutti?action=history)). 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