Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Group 47, serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), has donated assorted food items to vulnerable members of the Somali community around Ceeljaale Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Lower Shabelle Region. The donation, led by the Battle Group Commander, Col Wilson Barigye, was conducted…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Defence Forces Rehabilitation and Vocational Centre (DFRVC) has received sports equipment from the Invictus Games Foundation to support the preparation of Ugandan athletes for the Birmingham 2027 Invictus Games. The equipment was handed over at the Centre in Mubende, where the Joint Staff Political Commissariat, Major General Henry Masiko,…
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi, has donated ten brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser utility pickup trucks to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) under Operation Shujaa in recognition of the force’s contribution to the fight against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists. The vehicles are expected to…
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA), together with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has donated an assortment of supplies to Kireka Home for Children with Special Educational Needs in Kira Municipality as part of activities to commemorate the 2026 African Public Service Day. The donation formed part of this year’s African Public…
The Armoured Division has donated UGX 1 million to the Hafisa Magezi Foundation, a community-based initiative supporting the girl child, the sick and vulnerable, as well as promoting agricultural livelihoods through the distribution of coffee seedlings in the Ssaza area and surrounding districts in Masaka. The Armoured Division Commander, Brigadier General Pande Kajuba, handed over…
Part of the proceeds from the recent Gen MK 52nd Birthday Run have been directed to support the Uganda Child Cancer Foundation (UCCF), following the charity event held last month. The 10-kilometer marathon, which took place on April 26, 2026, at the Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala, brought together thousands of participants under the theme…
The Special Forces Command (SFC) has received an assortment of maama kits and tree seedlings from members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) as part of the birthday celebrations of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The donations were made today during visits to selected SFC units, including Nsamizi Military Hospital,…
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…
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…