President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has met with the army’s High Command to review Uganda’s security situation and assess the country’s strategic priorities.
The meeting which took place at State House, Entebbe focused on consolidating national stability and strengthening the country’s defence posture.
The meeting was attended by top UPDF leadership, including the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba; Deputy CDF, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding; Commander of Land Forces, Lt. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga, Commander of Reserve Force, Lt. Gen. Otema Awany, Commander of Air Force, Lt. Gen. Charles Okidi, and Commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Maj. Gen. David Mugisha, among other service commanders and chiefs.
Representatives from the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, including Minister Jacob Oboth Oboth, State Minister Huda Oleru, and Permanent Secretary Ms. Rosette Byengoma, were also present at the meeting.
The President commended the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Senior Commanders, rank-and-file officers for their discipline, professionalism, and unwavering commitment
to safeguarding Uganda’s peace and sovereignty. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening Uganda’s defence capacity to ensure the country remains secure and firmly focused on its social and economic transformation agenda.
The meeting at State House, Entebbe, comes after the recently concluded general elections, which were praised by observers as the most peaceful in Uganda’s election history. During the Tarehe Sita celebrations earlier this month, the CDF commended security forces for ensuring a peaceful election environment and thanked Ugandans for collaborating with them to ensure peaceful elections.
Beyond Uganda’s borders, the UPDF is involved in several operations, including in the DRC, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Somalia.