The Military Police Brigade, alongside the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and other stakeholders, conducted a series of community service activities in the capital City as part of activities marking the 45th Tarehe Sita Anniversary. The teams cleaned selected areas across the city, including key drainage channels to promote hygiene and reinforce the spirit of…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today met with the French Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellency Virginie Leroy, to discuss bilateral relations and military cooperation. The meeting, held at the Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters in Entebbe, was attended by key officials from both…
As part of efforts to boost trade and service delivery in Kanungu District, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has constructed a bridge that links two villages: Nyamizi Cell in Kihanda Sub-county and Kakoni LC1 in Nyarugunda Parish, Kanungu. The bridge, constructed by the UPDF Engineers Brigade at a cost of 50 million shillings, is…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in conjunction with the Uganda Police Force and Uganda Prisons Service, conducted a series of community service activities in Nakawa Division. The activities, which included sweeping of markets and roads, cleaning trenches, and collecting garbage, were held in Nakawa, Bugolobi, and Kasokoso areas. This was part of the nationwide…
The Dean of Studies at the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC-U), Brig Gen Kefa Nangeso, has praised the country’s growing industrial sector for its contribution to economic development and its direct impact on national security. He made the remarks during a visit by Intake 4 course members and staff to SINO Uganda Mbale Industrial…
Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has handed over hospital equipment and rolled out a capacity-building programme for community SACCOs in the Kigezi Sub-region as part of activities marking the 45th Tarehe Sita anniversary of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces. The SACCO handed over 135 hospital mattresses to the UPDF for distribution to selected health…
In a show of unity and patriotism, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Uganda Police Force, Uganda Prisons Service, civilian leaders and area residents came together to clean Kisoro, Rukungiri, and Kanungu municipalities as part of the 45th Tarehe Sita anniversary celebrations. In Kisoro, UPDF personnel and area residents joined forces to clean the town,…
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs joined the global community to commemorate World AIDS Day 2025 under the theme: “Building a Sustainable HIV Response to End HIV and AIDS as a Public Health Threat.” Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Stephen Watiti, Commissioner at the Uganda AIDS Commission, shared a personal testimony of living with…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces is midway through a major medical outreach in Kabale, Rukiga and Rubanda Districts as activities to mark the 45th Tarehe Sita Anniversary continue. The program, now six days into its schedule, has already provided free medical services to more than 10,000 residents. The outreach featured static, surgical and mobile teams…
The Deputy Commandant of the Military Police Brigade, Brigadier General Christopher Columbus Tumwiine, has today called on troops to remain loyal and obedient in serving their motherland, Uganda. He made this appeal while addressing officers and men at Makindye Military Barracks. Brig Gen Tumwiine reminded troops that being loyal means obeying instructions from the top…