H.E the President and Commander in Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has promoted and confirmed Acting ranks of Senior and Junior officers’ of the UPDF as follows: Col Jimmy N Musoke – Brig Gen Col John Patrick Otongo – Brig Gen Col James Muhwezi – Brig Gen Col…
The Field Artillery Division Commander Brigadier General Daniel Kakono has cautioned officers and men of the Division against taking loans before starting projects with guaranteed stability. Brig Gen Kakono made the remarks during a two-day workshop by Wazalendo Savings and Credit Co-operative Society that was held at the Field Artillery Headquarters, Masindi. He…
The Chief of Staff – Land Force, Major General Jack Bakasumba has reiterated the importance of robust regional security mechanisms in coordinating and strengthening partnerships between neighbouring militaries. Maj Gen Bakasumba made the remarks today during an interface with a delegation of Directing Staff and Students from the Zambia Defence Services Command and Staff…
The 3 Infantry Division Commander, Major General Don Nabasa has called upon elders and the women to speak to the Karachunas to embrace peace by doing away with criminality. He was speaking at a peace meeting that was held at Kaithin Village, Loputuk Sub County, Matheniko County in Moroto District. “If you come out…
The Chief of Defence Forces, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi presided over the pass out of fifty-two (52) MI24 attack helicopter engineers who were undergoing thirty-six months of training in various disciplines of electrical, and aircraft/airframe maintenance and twenty-eight (28) officers who were undergoing a six months Officer Basic induction course at the Uganda Air Force…
Over two hundred fifty-four (254) district leaders from the nine districts of Karamoja Sub-region are set to undergo an ideological orientation program that will take place at the Oliver Reginald Tambo Leadership School, Nakaseke District. The leaders comprise of Local Council Five Chairpersons, Mayors, District Speakers, Local Council Three Chairpersons and councillors. The selected…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander In Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has revealed that Uganda is now stable due to the consequence of ideological and philosophical shifts in the country. “The stability you are talking about is a consequence of the Ideological and philosophical shift here in…
The Chief of Staff – Land Force, Major General Jack Bakasumba has said that because of the clear political leadership in Uganda, “We have been able to build a strong Army because of the clear ideological concept we have. A soldier who is not ideologically upright is like a mercenary.” Representing the Chief of…
The Commandant Military Police Brigade, Brigadier General William Bainomugisha has called upon soldiers to be agents of transformation in their units. He was speaking at the passing out of soldiers drawn from different Military Police units who were undergoing a three-week ideological orientation course at the Military Police Headquarters in Kampala. He called upon…
The Joint Chief of Staff, Major General Leopold Kyanda has said that the engagements of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces both at home and abroad require professional protocol staff to manage and challenged protocol officers to put into practice the skills they acquire during their two-weeks training to enhance their work. “I implore you…