The Director of Defence Public Information, Major General Felix Kulayigye, has called on Public Information Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Uganda Police Force (UPF), and other security agencies to uphold professionalism, impartiality, and constitutional responsibility in their work. Addressing 58 officers in Jinja during a five-day training on Strategic Communication and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched a two-week training programme on Gender in Peace Support Operations at the Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (HQ URDC) in Jinja. The programme brings together officers and personnel from various UPDF units and is facilitated by advisers from the British Peace Support Team Africa (BPST-A). Colonel J.E.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has called on trainees of Battle Group 45 to uphold the National Resistance Army (NRA) ideology of being a pro-people army. The appeal was made by the Joint Staff Political Commissariat, Maj Gen Henry Masiko, while addressing the group at the International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC) in…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this morning met with Sudan’s Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to Uganda at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. The diplomat was accompanied by Maj Gen Dr Faisal Al Tayeb Ali Khogali, the Military Attaché…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched a five-day training workshop on Strategic Communication and Defence Engagement, bringing together Public Information Officers and representatives from other security agencies at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (URDC) headquarters in Jinja. Opening the training, Col Allan Kitanda, Director of Strategic Communication in the UPDF, said the training…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening defence cooperation with the Zambia Defence Force by exploring new avenues for collaboration in regional security and development. Maj Gen Richard Otto, Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, who represented the Chief of Defence Forces, made the remarks while addressing a delegation of…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has commissioned two new classroom blocks at Kayanja Army Primary School in Kyankwanzi, reaffirming its commitment to improving education standards. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by the Joint Staff Political Commissariat, Maj Gen Henry Masiko, who represented the Chief of Defence Forces. Maj Gen Masiko described education as…
Ahead of World Tourism Day the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces 5 Division Commander, Maj Gen Keith Katungi, has underscored the critical role of security in shaping Uganda’s appeal as a tourist destination. UPDF 5th Division Commander representing the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), “Security spanning physical, human, property, food, and health security plays an important…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces–Air Force (UPDF-AF) has announced two key leadership changes, with Brig Gen Allan Kalanzi assuming command of the Uganda Air Force College (UAFC) in Nakasongola, and Brig Gen Robert Freeman Mugabe appointed Commander of Ground-based Air Defence. The handover ceremony in Nakasongola was presided over by the Commander of the Air…
The Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union (UCSCU) has launched the Development Educators–Uganda Network, a platform aimed at strengthening the role of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) in promoting sustainable development. The launch took place during a Development Educators’ breakfast meeting at Fairway Hotel in Kampala under the theme “Advancing the SACCO Sector’s Abilities…