The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, in collaboration with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has launched activities to mark the 45th Tarehe Sita Anniversary across Kabale, Rukiga, and Rubanda districts. This year’s celebrations carry the theme: “Defending the Gains of the Revolution and Honouring the Sacrifices of the Freedom Fighters: A Call for…
Eighteen outstanding Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have completed a one-year Taekwondo course at Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters, under the second intake of the programme. The pass-out ceremony was held at Onomo Hotel in Kampala. Presiding over the event, the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine (TRADOC), Brig Gen Wycliffe Keita, said the course…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth, has urged religious leaders to uphold Uganda’s long-standing freedom of worship and the spirit of tolerance that has defined the nation’s religious landscape. He made the remarks while opening a three-day symposium for more than 90 religious leaders from the Kigezi sub-region, convened under…
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja has today officially launched the 45th Tarehe Sita Anniversary celebrations in the Kigezi Sub-region, honouring the area’s historical support for the liberation struggle, particularly the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) activities. The Kigezi Sub-region, comprising six districts (Rukiga, Rubanda, Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kabale and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Department of Production hosted Dr Jo Min Kim, a professor from the University of Tokyo, at the Kabamba Army Farm, where he carried out a field demonstration on advanced agricultural technology intended to improve crop resilience and increase yields. Major General Sam Kiwanuka, the Chief Coordinator of the…
Course members of Cohort Four at the National Defence College Uganda (NDC-U) have begun their field study programme with a visit to Luwero Industries Limited (LIL) in Nakasongola, a subsidiary of the National Enterprises Corporation, the commercial arm of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs. The delegation was led by Brig Gen Kefa Nangeso,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has conducted a 30-kilometre route march across parts of the Karamoja Sub-region as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen combat readiness and improve physical fitness among troops. The exercise brought together personnel from the Division Headquarters and its affiliated brigades, including 403 Brigade in Napak, 405…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today met with the Ambassador of Belgium to Uganda, H.E. Hugues Chantry, at the Special Forces Command Headquarters in Entebbe. The meeting focused on strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between the two nations and addressing their bilateral security cooperation. In his remarks, the CDF called for…
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Gulu regional office has conducted a legal aid outreach for officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) at the 4 Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu. The engagement is part of UHRC’s activities ahead of the annual 16 Days of Activism and the commemoration of International Human Rights Day…
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) conducted a guided tour of the Somali National Army (SNA) 66 Brigade Headquarters in Barawe sub-sector, Lower Shabelle region, alongside their SNA counterparts. The visit, led by SNA 66 Brigade Commander Col Liiban Yuusuf Gare, aimed to…