On capturing Kampala, Kerim commanded the 19th Battalion, which later advanced till Nebbi in West Nile. He also served the NRA/UPDF in various command capacities. At the time of his death in 2012 Brigadier Kerim was the Deputy Reserve Force Commander
Whenever the cracking sound of machine gunfire fell silent in the battle trenches in Luwero, the NRA rebel bands always re-grouped to save the injured and bury the dead.
Yet it's these perilous encounters that emboldened Brig Peter Kerim's spirit. Those who were close to him during the Luwero struggle in the early 1980s remember the fallen comrade as a brave fighter whose war humour would morale-boost the troops at their most fragile moment.
"I remember him as a committed soldier, humorous and very composed in battle. He would crack jokes. He is one of the commanders I trusted; he was never involved in intrigue. He liked his job" pecos Kutesa
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