{"id":1303,"date":"2024-06-18T07:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T07:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2024-06-18T07:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T07:03:51","slug":"army-drivers-and-guards-flouting-traffic-rules-to-be-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/army-drivers-and-guards-flouting-traffic-rules-to-be-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Army drivers and Guards, Flouting Traffic Rules to be arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMPALA-UGANDA:<\/strong> The Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People\u2019s Defense Forces (UPDF), Gen. 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