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Five Constitutional Court justices have dismissed a case which was questioning the legality of Army representatives in Parliament saying that it is Constitutional. In a unanimous judgment, the five justices led by the Deputy Chief…

Ugandans have on day one of the two-week-long recruitment exercise turned up in big numbers to join the Local Defence Forces. A simple analysis carried out by the UPDF indicates that as of today, the turn up at the various…

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has announced plans to recruit more Local Defence Unit personnel to enhance the security situation in various parts of the country, especially at the grassroots level. According to a statement…

President Yoweri Museveni who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces has appointed senior UPDF officers in key positions in the Uganda police. Among the officers appointed, Mr Museveni has appointed Col Sserunjoji Ddamulira…

The Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs has announced that the collection of missing documents in claim files for veterans, survival beneficiaries, and ex-gratia will resume next week Monday across the country. According to a…

The Commander of French Airforce based in Djibouti Maj Gen Eric Gernez has commended UPDF for an excellent role played in keeping peace on the African Continent. General Gernez said this during a courtesy call to UPDF Leadership at the…

Uganda’s armed forces have commenced recruiting 1, 500 reserve forces across the country to serve under the African Mission in Somalia. Defense spokesperson Brigadier Richard Karemire said the reservists will operate from Somalia after…

The AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen. TigabuYilma Wondimhunegn has paid a visit to Amisom and SNA troops in the newly captured town of Bariire. The Force Commander conducted the visit to inspect the newly established Forward Operating…

RO/0001 Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Commander-in-Chief) He is President of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief, a position he has held since the guerrilla movement he founded, took power on January 26, 1986. Gen Museveni retired from…

President Yoweri Museveni has, in his State of the Nation Address to Parliament at the Kampala Serena Conference Centre on Thursday 6 June 2019, pronounced seven major drivers of economic progress, saying the economy is on course to…