The Unit Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee last week visited all Special Forces Command (SFC) units to verify how spouses are utilising the Presidential Support Fund (PSF) loans aimed at improving household incomes. The five-day inspection, led by Col. Night Ikiriza, Head of Administration at SFC and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) newly elected…
The Minister of State for Defence in charge of Veterans Affairs Hon Huda Abason, has praised the UPDF Engineers Brigade for exceeding expectations in the construction of health centres and secondary school structures in Luwero district. During an inspection and supervisory tour of the ongoing construction projects in Luwero Hon Abason commended the brigade’s work…
The President of Republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), His Excellency Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has called on Ugandans to remember the earlier resistance struggles that laid the foundation for the 1981–1986 liberation war, stressing that the history of Tarehe Sita cannot be told in isolation. Speaking during…
The Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni on winning the 2026 general elections and described the polls as the most peaceful in Uganda’s history. Gen Kainerugaba made the remarks on Friday, February 6, during the commemoration of the 45th Tarehe Sita celebrations in Kabale District. He also congratulated citizens…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has appreciated the Uganda Prisons Service for supporting community outreach activities to mark the 45th anniversary of Tarehe Sita through the renovation of Nyakishenyi Health Centre III in Rubabo Sub-county, Rukungiri District. The appreciation was expressed during the handover and commissioning of the health facility, attended by senior defence…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has rolled out a series of sports activities in Kabale Municipality, bringing together UPDF teams and Kabale Municipality sides in football and netball matches, alongside a community marathon, as part of the build-up to the Tarehe Sita national celebrations. As part of the programme, a 12-kilometre marathon was held…
Delegates, liaison officers, and experts from all six member states of the East African Community have concluded a three-day Defence Experts Working Group workshop aimed at developing Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMIC) guidelines, marking a key step toward strengthening regional coordination in peace support, humanitarian, and disaster response operations. The workshop, hosted by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3rd Infantry Division concluded a series of civil-military cooperation activities in Moroto Municipality, Karamoja. The events, marking the annual Tarehe Sita period, culminated in the handover of two new boda-boda shelters constructed by the Karamoja Cluster. The initiative, which began in December 2025, included medical camps across several Karamoja…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially handed over more than 40 Quick Impact Projects to communities across six districts in the Kigezi sub-region as part of activities commemorating the 45th anniversary of Tarehe Sita. The projects, covering education, health, sanitation, transport and other community infrastructure, were implemented under the Tarehe Sita theme: “Defending…
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…