President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the Commander in chief of the armed forces has promoted the Police Presidential Guard (PPG) commander, Charity Bainababo to the rank of Brigadier.
Brig Bainababo who is also a UPDF representative in Parliament has been appointed deputy commander SFC.
The development was announced in a message on Tuesday afternoon in a promotion made by the president.
She now occupies the position recently occupied by Brigadier Felix Busizoori who was appointed as the acting commander of Special Force Command (SFC) after Brigadier Peter Candia who was the commander was sent for a year-long course as one of the pioneer students of the Uganda National Defence College.
Charity, as she is commonly referred by her peers has of recent risen so fast in ranks.
Last year in April, while at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, she was among the 1300 officers that President Museveni promoted.
She was consequently promoted to the rank of Colonel and one year later, she has again been elevated to the next rank of Brigadier.
However, the Nile Wires understands that the promotion is meant to match her appointment as the deputy commander of the Special Forces Command.
According to the UPDF spokesperson, Brig Felix Kulayigye, in the same message, the commander in chief also promoted Col David Mugisha to the rank of Brigadier and appointed the second in commander for the third division whose headquarters are in Moroto whereas Lt Col Nathan Nabimanya was promoted to Colonel and appointed as the second Special Forces Group commander to replace Brigadier Bainababo who was elevated to deputy SFC commander.