The Armoured Division has donated UGX 1 million to the Hafisa Magezi Foundation, a community-based initiative supporting the girl child, the sick and vulnerable, as well as promoting agricultural livelihoods through the distribution of coffee seedlings in the Ssaza area and surrounding districts in Masaka. The Armoured Division Commander, Brigadier General Pande Kajuba, handed over…
A total of 316 Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel have completed the Military Police Level III Course Intake 19/26 at the Military Police Training School in Masindi. The pass-out ceremony was officiated by Major General William Bainomugisha, who urged the personnel to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the course with professionalism, integrity,…
Masindi Army Secondary School has passed out 489 Senior One and 202 Senior Five students who completed a one-week patriotism training programme aimed at strengthening discipline, leadership, and national consciousness among learners. The ceremony was officiated by the Deputy Commander of the Artillery Division, Colonel Rogers Dhikusooka Kitwala, who represented the Division Commander. The training,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 106 Military Police Battalion conducted a 30-kilometre route march as part of ongoing military drills aimed at enhancing operational readiness, physical fitness, and troop endurance. The exercise covered Buyala, Nakilebe, and Katende areas. Major Gideon Bindeba Mugisha commended officers and soldiers for exhibiting high morale, discipline, and resilience throughout…
A total of 194 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) officers, including 22 female officers, have passed out from Company Commanders’ Course Intake 28/26 at the School of Infantry (SOI) in Bihanga. The pass-out ceremony was presided over by the Commander of the 2 Infantry Division, Major General Paul Muhanguzi, who represented the Deputy Commander Land…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces 4 Infantry Division Commander, Major General Felix Busizoori, has met cattle traders from the Acholi, Lango and West Nile sub-regions to discuss measures aimed at preventing the spread of Ebola while ensuring the orderly regulation of livestock trade. The meeting, held at the 4 Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu City,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has commissioned Ruhengyere Army Primary School in Kayonza Parish, Kikatsi Sub-county, Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District. The school is among the UPDF’s formal education institutions under the Special Force Command (SFC), established to bring essential education services closer to military personnel and the surrounding population. Presiding over the commissioning, the…
Community leaders and residents from Napak and Nabilatuk districts have called for stronger measures against cattle thieves during a joint security meeting convened by the 3 Infantry Division at Nabwal Sub-County, Nabilatuk district. The meeting, chaired by the Commander of the 3 Infantry Division, Major General Wilberforce Sserunkuma, brought together District and Sub-County Security Committees,…
The Deputy Commander Land Force, Major General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga, has inspected ongoing Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) infrastructure projects at the 3 Infantry Division Headquarters in Moroto. The project consists of five blocks containing 30 housing units. Maj Gen Ssemwanga commended the Commander of the 3 Infantry Division, Maj Gen Wilberforce Sserunkuma, for closely…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has received GeneXpert diagnostic machines aimed at strengthening the detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) within its health facilities. The equipment was officially handed over at the Senior Officers Diagnostic Centre in Mbuya during a ceremony attended by senior military health officials, representatives from the Ministry of Health, development…