In 2017, Hussama Ayebazibwe was just trying to survive. A SIM card hawker for Airtel, struggling to make ends meet, he lived hand to mouth with his young family in Kitala, along Entebbe road. That year, his wife was pregnant with their second child, a pregnancy that would test his faith, his courage, and ultimately…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today held a meeting with His Excellency Matthias Schauer, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Uganda. The meeting serves as a reaffirmation of the longstanding bilateral relations between the Republic of Uganda and the Federal Republic…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), through the Joint Staff Political Commissariat, engaged over 400 university and tertiary students from the Kigezi sub-region, urging them to embrace patriotism, ideological clarity, wealth creation and peaceful participation in the country’s democratic processes. The engagement, held as part of activities marking the Tarehe Sita Defence Forces Week ahead…
Our attention has been drawn to a news story recently aired by NTV – Uganda which, through its framing and reporting, significantly distorted a message intended for public safety and national stability. We wish to state categorically that the framing presented by the NTV reporter, implying that threats of violence were issued against voters is…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has handed over 44 rehabilitated boreholes to communities in Amuru and Nwoya districts, urging residents to use the facilities responsibly to ensure equitable access and long-term sustainability. The boreholes are part of Quick Impact Projects implemented to commemorate the 45th Tarehe Sita anniversary celebrations. The handover ceremonies were conducted…
His Excellency, the President and Commander-In-Chief of the UPDF, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations (CDF/SPASO), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to immediately dissolve landing sites committees on all the lakes in Uganda on account of the controversies surrounding them among the fishermen. New committees…
Security has noted with concern the continuous rhetoric by the NUP Presidential candidate calling upon his supporters to mob polling centers on Election Day, and thereafter march to the Capital Kampala. He also encourages his supporters to be prepared to confront the security forces because, in his view, the police and UPDF would be outnumbered…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has called on its officers and men to actively support the leadership in the fight against corruption, describing integrity as vital to safeguarding the institution. The call was made by the UPDF designate Defence Attaché to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brig Gen Paddy Ankunda, while officiating at the…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 489 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) who completed their training at the Hima Infantry Training School, Kavera, in Hima Town Council, Busongora North County, Kasese District. Presiding over the pass-out ceremony, the Commandant of the Mechanised Warfare College, Brig Gen Peter Candia, described NCOs as “the backbone of…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out Non-Commissioned Officers who completed the Instructors Course Level III and the Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Course at the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (NCOA) in Jinja. Officiating at the ceremony, the Joint Staff Human Resource Management, Maj Gen James Kinalwa, said the courses were a strategic investment in building…