The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA), together with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has donated an assortment of supplies to Kireka Home for Children with Special Educational Needs in Kira Municipality as part of activities to commemorate the 2026 African Public Service Day. The donation formed part of this year’s African Public…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has arrived in Kigali for an official working visit. During his stay, Gen Kainerugaba is slated to hold discussions with the senior leadership of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and is also scheduled to meet with Rwandan President H.E.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Mountain Warfare Training School (MWTS) in Karugutu, Ntoroko District, passed out 742 recruits, 32 of whom were women, after the basic military training course. The recruits were drawn from the districts of Bunyangabu, Ntoroko, Kabarole, Kasese, Kamwenge and Bundibugyo. Representing the Commander Land Force (CLF), the Deputy Commander Land…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) conducted a series of command handover ceremonies in Jinja, with the Chief of Joint Staff, Lieutenant General Jack Bakasumba, presiding over the functions at the Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), Kimaka and Headquarters Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (HQ URDC). At the Senior Command and Staff College, Brigadier General…