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Brigadier Mugabe’s Gets Second Term as Court Martial Chair
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has renewed the contract of Brigadier Freeman Robert Mugabe as Chairperson of the General Court Martial.
Brigadier Mugabe’s contract, which expired on June 9th, was renewed last Thursday, according to a…
UPDF Releases Shortlist of Successful Recruitment Candidates
Following a successful exercise of submission of applications by candidates aspiring to join the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), the recruitment committee has shortlisted the successful candidates.
Colonel Deo Akiiki, UPDF deputy…
How is the UPDF different from its predecessors?
By Ambassador Henry Mayega
At the swearing in of Yoweri Museveni as President in 1986, he promised amongst others thus “…this is not a mere change of guards but a fundamental change…” Skeptics murmured and geared but Uganda’s best…
Gen Kainerugaba, New Italian Ambassador Commit to Stronger Ties
The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the Italian Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Mauro Massoni, yesterday met at the Special Forces Command Headquarters in…
UPDF Dismisses Allegations of Supporting M23 Rebels in DRC
The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) has dismissed recent reports implicating it in supporting the M23 rebels and other insurgent groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Deputy army spokesman Col Deo Akiiki denied…
Uganda and Italy Reaffirm Commitment to Defence Cooperation
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, met with His Excellency Mauro Massoni, the newly appointed Italian Ambassador to Uganda, this afternoon at the Special Forces Command…
Battlegroup Commanders’ Course Participants Urged To Utilise Knowledge For The Greater Good
Participants on the Battlegroup Commanders’ Course have been encouraged to apply their newfound knowledge to benefit the African continent and the wider world, particularly during peace support operations.
“As you depart from this…
Maj Gen Otto Hands Over To Maj Gen Olum As Chairperson Of The Security Supervision Mechanism
The Chief of Joint Staff, Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, presided over the handover and takeover ceremony of the Office of the Chairperson of the Security Supervision Mechanism in South Sudan at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA)…
UPDF Officers Urged To Take Resource Management Serious
Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, Commander Land Force, admonished officers to take the management of allocated resources seriously, emphasising that it is crucial for the UPDF to fulfill its constitutional mandate and mission.
Lt Gen Muhanga made…
President Meets UPDF High Command
President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces yesterday met the UPDF High Command at State House Entebbe.
The High Command, one of UPDF’s top decision making bodies reviewed ongoing operations in the…