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…
The Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence Brigadier General Abdul Rugumayo received the experts from the Joint Intelligence Fusion Centre (JIFC), situated in Goma, DRC at CMI Headquarters in Kampala. “We wish to acknowledge the successful job and efforts the Republic of Uganda is deploying in order to have a stable, secure, peaceful and developed…
A delegation from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has urged students of Kings’ College Buddo to prioritise their education and health as pillars to a better standard of living. This was during an engagement between the officers and the students during the school’s Annual Career Expo today. The Officers, drawn from the different Units…
The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Wilson Mbadi has today presided over the hand and takeover of the Office of Commander Special Forces Command (CSFC) from Brig Gen Felix Busizoori to Brig Gen David Mugisha. At a function held today at SFC Headquarters in Entebbe, the CDF tasked Brig Mugisha to pursue pending…
H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia was today hosted at Luweero Industries Limited in Nakasongola District. The President together with a number of delegates were received by Lt Gen James Mugira the Managing Director National Enterprises Cooperation (NEC) together with Maj Gen Sabiti Muzeyi the General Manager Luwero Industries…
The Commander Land Forces Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has today presided over the handover/takeover of the UPDF 1st Infantry Division Commander at the Division Headquarters in Kakiri, Wakiso District. This follows transfers made by His Excellency the President and Commander in Chief of the UPDF last week, that saw Maj Gen Sam Kawagga transferred…