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…
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 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…
Maj Alex Muhwezi a member of UPDF Cordinating team in Rukiga said the structure connecting Nyakarambi to Kangondo is now 100% complete, having been built within two weeks. “We found a temporary timber bridge, which we have replaced with a canvas bridge in two weeks, and we hope it will serve the purpose for which…
The UPDF Engineers Brigade is putting the finishing touches on a two-classroom block at Kanyankwanzi Primary School in Kabale. The project, which began on November 16, 2025, is 72% complete, with plastering almost done and painting and flooring left to go. Acting Site Engineer, Warrant Officer Two Byekwaso Robert, said the team faced challenges after…
As part of efforts to boost trade and service delivery in Kanungu District, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has constructed a bridge that links two villages: Nyamizi Cell in Kihanda Sub-county and Kakoni LC1 in Nyarugunda Parish, Kanungu. The bridge, constructed by the UPDF Engineers Brigade at a cost of 50 million shillings, is…
The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today conducted an inspection tour of the newly constructed Hoima City Stadium. The eighteen months project was completed five months ahead of schedule. The CDF’s facility inspection comes ahead of its official commissioning by H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Gen.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Armoured Division has donated 100 bags of cement to support the completion of a hospital structure at Masaka Mosque. The donation was delivered by Lt. Col. Charles Lubega on behalf of the Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Deus Sande, who made the pledge during the Iddi Adhuha celebrations earlier this…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has urged the UPDF Engineers Brigade to expedite construction of the new Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters, demanding that the two buildings be completed within the next eleven months. The CDF made the directive during an inspection visit to the construction site, where…
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja yesterday launched the construction of the 150-acre Pathogen Economy Bioscience Park at the NEC T6 Industrial and Business Park in Katuugo, Nakasongola District. The land, initially owned by Katuugo Training Centre, was transferred to the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) for agricultural use before being repurposed for the Bio-Scientific…