The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has recruited a total of 83 applicants in Sironko and Bulambuli districts as part of the phase one national-wide exercise, which has concluded in the Elgon Sub-region. Col James Barigye Rukundo, the team leader, announced that 42 successful recruits were from Sironko, and 41 from Bulambuli districts, including…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations (SPA/SO), met with the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Zhang Lizhong, at the Special Forces Headquarters in Entebbe. The Wednesday afternoon meeting was a routine review of ongoing projects in the defence and security sector.…
The African Confederation for Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) has recognised Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (WSACCO) as a model SACCO in Uganda and one of the top ten fastest-growing SACCOs in Africa. The recognition was announced by ACCOSCA’s Executive Director, Mr. George Ombado, who led a delegation of the ACCOSCA Board…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has recruited 62 applicants in the Sebei sub-region of eastern Uganda as part of a nationwide exercise. Col James Barigye Rukundo, head of Team Seven for Karamoja and Sebei region, announced that 22 successful recruits came from Kapchorwa, 22 from Kween district, and 18 from Bukwo, making a total…
Maj Gen Francis Takirwa, Deputy Commander Land Force, officially opened 52 housing units at the 507 Brigade headquarters in the 5 Infantry Division, Pader district. The commissioned units comprise the Brigade Commander’s residence, accommodation for other ranks, and a Health Centre III. Maj Gen Takirwa expressed his gratitude to the UPDF leadership for their support…
Major General Jack Bakasumba, the Chief of Joint Staff has today met with the first-ever Chinese Military Advisor to Uganda, Colonel Zhang Hao, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters, Mbuya. Col Zhang hailed the historical relations between the Republic of Uganda and the People’s…
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces, has paid tribute to the late Col (Rtd) Lauben Mugenyi for his dedicated service to the country, the National Resistance Army, and subsequently the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), where he served in both command and staff positions. “The departed senior officer has been instrumental in the…
This afternoon, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, accompanied the visiting Ethiopian military delegation to State House in Entebbe, where they were received by President Yoweri Museveni. The Ethiopian military delegation is led by Gen Kainerugaba’s counterpart, Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, Chief of the General Staff…
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, has praised the excellent military cooperation between the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF), which he attributed to the strong relations between Uganda and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, historically linked for centuries. He noted that this cooperation has…
Maj Gen Moses Rwakitarate, Coordinator of National Vital Assets and Strategic Installations, has assumed the role of Chairman of the newly established Implementation Committee for the Uganda National Military Museum, succeeding Maj Gen Henry Masiko, Joint Staff – Political Commissariat, who led the project team. At a ceremony held today at the Ministry of…