President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces has promoted 1,393 UPDF officers to various ranks.
The promoted officers are between the ranks of Second Lieutenant and Colonel while others are set for commissioning.
Some of the officers promoted to the rank of Colonel include Edith Nakalema who is the head of the State House Anti corruption unit and the UPDF deputy spokesman Deo Akiiki.
The promotion of these and other officers comes after another group of senior officers were promoted to Brigadier General and Major General. Some of those include Maj Gen Muhanga Kayanja who oversaw the security operations during the just concluded peaceful elections in the country.
See full list of the officers that have been promoted below
