Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu on Tuesday assumed office as the acting spokesperson for Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF).
Col Kakurungu who has been serving as defence deputy spokesperson, takes over from Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso who is set to attend a one-year course at National Defence College, Jinja.
Byekwaso confirmed the development on Tuesday, in a message shared on the UPDF spokesperson’s official Twitter platform.
“I have officially handed over the Office of Defence Spokesperson to my Deputy Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu as I prepare to attend National Defence College,” Byekwaso said in the tweet.
Byekwaso wished her predecessor the best of luck in the new role.
“I wish Lt Col Kakurungu the very best of luck”.
The function was presided over by the UPDF Joint Chief of Staff Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda.
Byekwaso was appointed Spokesperson of the UPDF, on August 1, 2020, replacing Brigadier Richard Karemire, who was transferred to the East African Community headquarters as the Defence Liaison Officer.