A total number of 25 officers and militants under Nakasongola Cantonment today turned up for the ongoing Ministry of Defence and UPDF retirement and discharge documentation and sensitisation exercise. Nakasongola Cantonment comprises units of Motorised Infantry Brigade, Ground Based Air Defence, Uganda Air Force College, Luweero Industries Limited and some components of Marine Brigade. …
A total of one hundred fifty(150) Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers and Ministry of Defence support staff have successful completed a two weeks training on the importance of maintaining the right ideology. The training at Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo, reminded trainees the importance of keeping the right military ideology since its the backbone…
The 4 Division Commander Brig Gen Bonny Bamwiseki has today graced the documentation and sensitization exercise for impending retirees under his Division. This was at the Division Headquarters in Bardege, Gulu City. He addressed a total of 147 Officers and militants due for retirement/discharge and thanked them for their whole hearted efforts and contribution towards…
The President of Uganda and Commander In Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today officiated at the International Labour Day celebrations at Kololo Independence grounds. The day was marked under the theme; “Mitigating the Impact of COVID 19; Enhancing productive employment for improved livelihoods through the Parish Development…
The Sector One Commander of the Ugandan Contingent under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Brig Gen Keith Katungi last evening donated an assortment of food items to the Muslim community in the neighborhood of his headquarters at Halane base camp in Mogadishu. The presents given to ten needy families were in commemoration…
Residents in Karamoja sub-region have been urged to voluntarily surrender all illegally possessed weapons and utilize the ongoing government programs against poverty for the transformation of the sub-region. This appeal was made by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (D/IGP) Maj Gen Geoffrey Katsigazi on behalf of the Minister of Internal Affairs Hon (Rtd) Maj…
5 Division Operations and Training Officer, Col Armstrong Ndugga has today interfaced with personnel of the Division that are due for retirement and discharge this year. This was at the ongoing country wide MODVA / UPDF Documentation and Sensitization exercise for the impending retirees/soldiers about to be discharged at 5 Division Headquarters Acholi – Pii…
The Deputy Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ms Fiona Lortan has this afternoon handed over weapons captured from Al Shabaab and other illegal armed groups in Somalia to the Federal Government of Somalia. The weapons were handed over at the Ugandan Sector One Headquarters at Base camp Halane, Mogadishu Somalia.…
The UPDF Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (WSACCO) has today donated 304 sports gear to the 19 football teams of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) participating in the 14th Edition of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF’s) CUP hosted by Mountain Division at Buhinga sports grounds in Fort portal City. The games are to…
The Defence Spokesperson Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye has today participated in the National Public Relations Symposium that was held at Hotel Africana, Kampala where he was spoke on PR Practices in Government entities, Opportunities and Challenges. The Symposium organized by the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) is designed to bring together all PR Stakeholders…