The Chairman Board of Directors of Wazalendo SACCO, Lieutenant General Sam Kavuma, has commended Wazalendo Investments Ltd (WIL) for its commitment to quality service delivery, timely project execution and engagement with local communities. Lt Gen Kavuma made the remarks while inspecting ongoing road construction projects undertaken by WIL in Kampala and Wakiso districts. Lt Gen…
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Thomas Tayebwa, has commended the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineers Brigade for the resumption of construction works on health infrastructure projects in Mitooma District. Rt. Hon. Tayebwa made the remarks during a visit to Bitereko Health Centre III and Kigyende Health Centre III, which is being upgraded from…
Members of Parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee, who are conducting a countrywide tour of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) establishments, have visited the UPDF National Referral Hospital and the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters project to assess their progress and readiness. The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon.…
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has commended the UPDF Engineering Brigade as construction of the new Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA)/UPDF complex reaches 87% completion, keeping the project firmly on track for commissioning in December. Addressing engineers and construction personnel on Monday during a site visit at the military headquarters…
The Deputy Commander Land Force, Major General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga, has inspected ongoing Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) infrastructure projects at the 3 Infantry Division Headquarters in Moroto. The project consists of five blocks containing 30 housing units. Maj Gen Ssemwanga commended the Commander of the 3 Infantry Division, Maj Gen Wilberforce Sserunkuma, for closely…
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…