Following the safe return of the body of the Late Gen Elly Tumwine from Nairobi on Friday 26th August 2022, the Ministry of Defence and UPDF, together with the family of the deceased have harmonised the funeral programme as indicated here below: Sunday 28th August 2022 – Official Vigil at the Residence of the…
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has flagged off a contingent to participate in the East Africa Community (EAC) Armed Forces Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Day activities in the United Republic of Tanzania. The flag off ceremony happened today at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) Headquarters, in Mbuya, Kampala. The Deputy…
The UPDF Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (D/CDF) Lt Gen Peter Elwelu has urged the current crop of General and Senior UPDF officers to emulate the good conduct of their senior elders and predecessors who sacrificed a lot to bring UPDF and the country where they are today Gen Elwelu made the remarks on…
Today, Brig Gen Simon Ocan has handed over the office of College Secretary National Defence College – Uganda to Col David Tweheyo. The function presided over by the College Commandant Maj Gen Francis Okello. Gen Okello expressed his gratitude to Brig Ocan for working diligently hard, together with the entire leadership to see the…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has partnered with Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) and United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) Moroto Office to equip UPDF Frontline troops in South Karamoja with skills in human rights protection. The UPDF team composed of Division Political Commissars, Public Information Officers and Civil Military Cooperation…
The Ministry of Defence And Veteran Affairs and the UPDF fraternity regrets to announce the death of General Elly Tumwiine in Nairobi, a longtime member of the High Command and Army Council at 5:45am today. We register our condolences with his family and the entire UPDF fraternity as well as all the Ugandans of…
Gen Gutti handed over today to Maj Gen George Igumba at a function presided over by Chief of Defence Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi. In his remarks, the CDF noted that the more a force succeeds in training the more it succeeds in battle. He spoke into the college Motto “Ad Bellum Pacis Causa” loosely translated…
Brig Gen Rebecca Mpagi has today handed over office to Brig Julius Bagonza in preparation for her Retirement next week. Brig Gen Mpagi has been the Director Personnel and Administration in Uganda Peoples Defence Forces – Air Force at Entebbe. The function was officiated by Chief of Staff Air Force Brig Gen David…
Brig Gen Hassan Kimbowa is now the newly appointed Adjutant of the UPDF General Headquarters following the appointments and transfers by the President and Commander-In-Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni last week. The Hand/Take Over function of the from Brig Gen Freeman Robert Mugabe to Brig Gen Hassan Kimbowa was presided…
H.E the President and Commander in Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has appointed the following General Officers and Senior Officers of the UPDF as follows: Maj Gen Hudson Mukasa appointed Deputy General Officer Commanding – Reserve Forces Maj Gen George Igumba appointed Commandant Senior Command and Staff College – Kimaka Maj Gen…