Maj Gen Wilberforce Sserunkuma, Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Chairperson of the Board of Governors on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has today commissioned a new three-classroom block at Rubongi Army Secondary School in Tororo District. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony Maj Gen Sserunkuma said the new…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross, has concluded Military in Internal Operations Course Intake 04/26, aimed at strengthening professionalism, discipline, and lawful conduct among officers during internal security operations. The course was conducted at the Legal Training Centre and brought together UPDF officers for training…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), has passed out 56 personnel who completed a three-month orientation course in fisheries enforcement law at the Marine Training School in Kalangalo. The training was conducted to strengthen fisheries enforcement operations on Uganda’s lakes and enhance the…
The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division, Major General Felix Busizoori, has commended veteran politician and retired General, Rt. Hon. Gen Moses Ali, for his contribution to peace, national unity, and development in Uganda. The message was delivered on his behalf by Colonel Nathan Bainomugisha, Commander of the 501 Brigade…
The Director of Women Affairs in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Brig Gen Charity Bainababo, has officially closed the Women’s Outreach Course (16th Edition) and the Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (M-UAS) Training, comprising the 11th Edition of the Remote Pilot Course and the 9th Edition Training of Trainers Course, at the United Nations Regional…
Two young women and wives to Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony were yesterday received at the UPDF Airbase in Entebbe after being flown in from Bangui, the Central African Republic (CAR). Ugandan Ikol Grace, 33, and her two children, Ayuma Maria, 8, and Oryema Bosco, 2, and South Sudanese national Aniyessi Teregina, also 33,…
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) today conducted a handover and takeover ceremony for the position of Director at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala, marking the end of Brigadier General (Rtd) Paul Kahuria Njema’s three-year tenure and the official assumption of office by Brigadier General Ronald Rwivanga of Rwanda.…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs and West Budama Central County Member of Parliament, Honourable Jacob Marksons Oboth, held a thanksgiving ceremony in Kyungu, Mukono District, where he reflected on his political journey, leadership at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, and his relationship with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF). The event…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 178 officers who completed a five-month Company Commanders’ Course (CCC) Intake 27/25-26 at the School of Infantry (SOI) in Bihanga. The ceremony was presided over by the Commander of the 2 Infantry Division, Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi, who represented the Deputy Commander Land Forces. Addressing the…
The 14th edition of the East African Community regional security command post exercise, codenamed Ushirikiano Imara, has officially commenced in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together military, police, and civilian components from all EAC partner states. The exercise which opened at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Embakasi, Nairobi, is being conducted under the theme, “Enhancing Regional…