 Many officers and soldiers of the Uganda Army UA settled in Bombo upon their retirement during the Second Republic of Uganda 197179. Panguva iyoyo, vagari vemo vakawanda vaiva vaNubia, rudzi rwainzi rwaiva vatsigiri vePurezidhendi Idi Amin. Guta racho rakagamuchirawo dzimba dzevarwi dzeMalire Regiment yeUA. Somugumisiro, Bombo yakakanganiswa neHondo yeUganda neTanzania. Pashure pokunge hurumende yaIdi Amin yaputswa uye Kampala yatorwaneTanzania Peoples Defence Force TPDF pamwe nevanopandukira muUganda musi wa 11 Kubvumbi, varwi veUA vanobva kuNubian pamwe nemhuri dzavo vakatanga kutyisidzira vamwe vagari vemuno muBombo. Mushure mekuuraya kwakawanda, varwi vadiki vakawanda vakatiza mutaundi, asi maofficial akasiya basa vakagadzira dziviriro yekupikisa 201st Brigade yeTPDF yaive ichisvika mutaundi kubva kumaodzanyemba. 