Thirty-three Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) officers completed the Communications Regiment Commanders Course at the School of Communication, Information Technology and Signals in Lugazi, Buikwe District. The Joint Staff Communications, IT, and Signals, Colonel Simon Rabunyonyi Mwebaza, who presided over the ceremony, challenged the officers to translate the knowledge acquired into practical solutions that would…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), H.E. Gen. (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has today officiated at the graduation ceremony of Cohort Four (04-2025/2026) of the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC-U) in Buikwe district. The 21 graduands successfully completed the National Security and Strategic Studies…
The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Hon Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has said training alongside allied forces fosters togetherness and strengthens Pan-African solidarity. He was speaking today while presiding over the graduation ceremony of Course Intake 21/2025–26 at the UPDF Senior Command and Staff College [SCSC] in Kimaka, Jinja. In his remarks, Hon Kiwanuka congratulated the…
A total of 190 students have graduated with diplomas in nursing and midwifery after completing a two-and-a-half-year training at the Defence Forces Institute of Health Sciences in Gaddafi Barracks, Jinja. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Joint Staff Formal Education, Sports and Culture in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, Brigadier General Richard Karemire, described the…
A total of 128 officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, alongside one civilian staff member from the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, graduated with various academic awards from Makerere University. The graduates were drawn from the National Defence College–Uganda, the Senior Command and Staff College, Kimaka, and the Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba. The…
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Special Presidential Advisor in charge of Special Operations, has urged graduands of the Joint Junior Political Education and Leadership Course (JJPELC) Intake 15/25 to prioritize ideological clarity. Speaking through Maj Gen Henry Masiko, the UPDF Joint Staff Political Commissariat, Gen Kainerugaba emphasized the importance of…