Sport has long been integral to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) as a tool for physical conditioning, discipline and esprit de corps. Under a wider drive for operational fitness, units across the force routinely stage inter-departmental competitions and monthly route marches to meet the Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s directives on battle…
There is a growing tendency by criminal elements and criminal minded members of the public to personate members of the security agencies for ill motives. The most affected security institutions of government are the UPDF, ISO and UPF. However, the vice has not spared other MDAs (Ministries, departments, and agencies). The motive behind this criminal…
The joint forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have rescued more than 200 civilians from captivity following a major offensive against an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) camp along River Epulu in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The camp was under the…
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division Commander Major General Felix Busizoori, has called on the Acholi and Madi communities to resolve their ongoing land disputes through dialogue rather than violence. Maj Gen Busizoori appealed during a peace dialogue meeting held at Itirikwa Sub-county in Adjumani District, expressing concern over continued land wrangles…
The Commandant Military Police Brigade, Major General William Bainomugisha, has urged officers and militants of the Military Police Brigade to take their assignments with utmost seriousness at all times. He made the remarks today while officiating at the pass-out of 221 soldiers who completed a two-week refresher training at Buyala, Nsujju Mporwe in Mpigi District.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has registered a new milestone beyond the battlefield after Lt Col Engineer Ronald Namudongo, Commander of UPDF Engineers, was today sworn in as a member of the 20th Engineers Registration Board (ERB). The function at the Ministry of Works and Transport Headquarters in Kampala was presided over by the…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving in Somalia under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission (AUSSOM), alongside the Somali National Army (SNA) and local authorities, held a key engagement with residents and community elders in Mubarak, focusing on security, infrastructure, and community development. The meeting, led by Battle Group 44 Commander Colonel Owiny…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Force has hosted the Republic of South Korea’s Defence Attaché to Uganda, Colonel Kim Seha, who paid a courtesy visit to the Land Force Headquarters in Bombo to strengthen military collaboration on defence and security. The Chief of Staff – Land Force, Brigadier General Chris Bagonza, commended the…
Recently, Brig Gen Charity Bainababo, the Director Women Affairs delivered a lecture on “Gender Inclusivity in Security Forces” to students undertaking the Joint Basic Cadre Development Course and Advanced Psychosocial Course at the Oliver Reginald Tambo School of Leadership and Pan African Centre of Excellence (ORTSL-PACEX) in Kaweweta. Brig Gen Bainababo commenced with an emphasis…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division Commander, Major General Felix Busizoori, has handed over a donation worth Uganda Shillings Eight million to a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) formed by ghetto mothers in Pece-Laro Division. The SACCO brings together women engaged in income-generating activities such as poultry farming and informal trade,…