The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has lauded retiring senior officers for their commitment to serving Uganda throughout their time of service in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces. “For Uganda, our fatherland, no sacrifice is too great. Officers and men have demonstrated the commitment to serve the country over decades and through…
The Commander of Battle Group 40 of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces troops under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, Colonel Topher Magino, has implored the two warring clans of Jiddo and Garre in Quoryole district to the ceasefire and embrace reconciliation. He said this while meeting clan leaders and the Governor of…
Fish stocks from Uganda’s water bodies have drastically increased due to the stellar enforcement mechanisms by the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU). This was observed by the Commander of FPU Lt Col Mercy Tukahirwa as she embarked on a three-day (17-19 April 2024) guided and sensitisation tour of fish processing factories in Jinja and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has learnt with profound shock the demise of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), General Francis Omondi Ogolla, with nine (09) others in a helicopter crash on Thursday afternoon. On behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the…
The Deputy Commander Land Forces, Major General Francis Takirwa has today presided over the passing-out parade of 614 soldiers upon completion of the Instruction and Junior Non-Commissioned Officers Course at the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (NCOA) in Gaddafi barracks, Jinja District. Maj Gen Takirwa implored them to work hard and maintain the success of the…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Marines Brigade today passed out eighty-two (82) trainees who had undergone a four-month Maritime Basic Induction Course at Kalangalo Marine Training School, Wakiso District. The Commander of the Marines Brigade, Brigadier General Michael Nyarwa, commended the trainees for their positive attitude, relentlessness, hard work, and unwavering focus, which…
We have taken note of a video being shared on social media featuring Brig Gen Matthew Gureme, the former Chief of Training and Recruitment in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), who is currently Uganda’s Defence Liaison Officer at the East African Community Secretariat headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. In the video, Brig Gen Matthew Gureme…
The Speaker of Parliament, Right Honourable Anita Among, commended the UPDF Engineers Brigade for their exceptional work on the renovation of Mandela National Stadium during an inspection tour today. “When I was coming in, I didn’t expect to see what I have seen. I am extremely impressed by what you have done here at Mandela…
The UPDF 3 Infantry Division Commander Maj Gen Don William Nabasa has today appealed to troops to carefully invest in income-generating activities that will support them even after retirement. “Invest in projects that will not take up over 80 percent of your budget,” he advised. He made the remarks while presiding over the…
Today, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Lieutenant General Sam Okiding met with a delegation representing the leadership of the military of the United Nations Missions in Africa, who paid him a courtesy call at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters, Mbuya. The delegation is in Uganda for the inaugural Force Commanders…