A total of 22 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have completed a two-week Commanders and Legal Advisers Course conducted at the Legal Training Centre (LTC) in Gaddafi Barracks, Jinja City. The participants, drawn from various UPDF units and formations across the country, included mainly commanders and legal officers tasked with strengthening military justice and…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Honourable Jacob Markson Oboth, today received the outgoing Russian Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Vladlen Semivolos, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya. During the meeting, Hon. Oboth and Ambassador Semivolos held discussions on the longstanding bilateral…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has bid farewell to His Excellency Vladlen Semivolos, the outgoing Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Uganda, marking the conclusion of a diplomatic tenure defined by significant strategic cooperation and mutual respect. During a farewell call held at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe, the…
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), together with the Somali National Army (SNA), have completed a major joint road rehabilitation along the main supply route linking Mubarak, Darusalam, and Awdhegle. The route had suffered damage from poor conditions due hostilities. Engineering teams cleared debris, removed…
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Honourable Doctor Monica Musenero, commissioned the upgraded Katebe Farm Engineering Transformation Project on 22 March at Katebe Farm in Kashagama, Lyantonde District. The upgraded facility, owned by General (Rtd) Kale Kayihura, was executed by the Engineering Development and Innovation Centre (EDIC). Speaking during the commissioning, Hon. Dr. Monica…
The 3 Infantry Division has received a donation of 1,320 iron sheets from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to support the renovation of various infrastructure projects at Rubongi Cantonment. The donation followed a formal request by the Division Commander, Major General Wilberforce Sserunkuma, and advocacy by Honourable Colonel Doctor Victor Nekesa, Member of…
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces troops serving under United Nations Guard Unit 12 have completed induction and security training in Mogadishu aimed at enhancing their preparedness for mission duties in Somalia. The training, supported by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), covered key areas including access control procedures, cultural awareness, improvised explosive device awareness,…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has extended goodwill gifts to the Muslim community in Kampala to mark the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan. The CDF’s gifts were delivered by Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Rutemba—Head of Civil-Military Cooperation in the office of the Senior…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has donated assorted food items to Muslim communities, including members of the Al-Wihida Development Group in Bukesa Katende Zone, Nakulabye, ahead of Eid al-Fitr. The donation was delivered by the Head of Plans in the Directorate of Civil-Military Cooperation, Colonel John Bosco Kalyango, who called on Muslims to maintain…
Officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have graduated with diplomas in the French language following the successful completion of a nine-month course at the Junior Command and Staff College in Jinja. The graduation ceremony was held at the residence of the French Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellency Virginie Leroy, in Kampala. She described…