Wazalendo SACCO has appointed Major Seth Kamutera Ngabirano as its new Board Secretary, taking over from Captain Abel Mwesigye, who served as Acting Board Secretary. During the handover ceremony presided over by Brigadier General Gaetano Omola, the Vice Chairman of the Wazalendo SACCO Board of Directors, who urged the incoming office bearer to build on…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division witnessed a change of command following the handover of office from Major General Wilberforce Sserunkuma to Brigadier General Michael Walaka Hyeroba at the Division Headquarters in Moroto. The ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Inspector General of the UPDF, Lieutenant…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Force has received a new Director of Political Commissariat following the handover of office from Colonel Benon Asaba to Colonel Anatoli Nuwagira at the Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo. The handover ceremony was presided over by the Director of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Brig Gen Emmanuel Ewama Ayuk,…
The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Inspector General of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Lieutenant General Sam Okiding, has called on senior officers to take responsibility for mentoring and developing personnel under their command to strengthen professional development within the force. Lt Gen Okiding made the remarks during the handover ceremony at the…
The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Inspector General of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Lt Gen Sam Okiding, has urged military officers to mentor their potential successors to ensure continuity, professionalism and institutional growth. Lt Gen Okiding made the call during the handover and takeover ceremony for the Commander Reserve Force in Kampala,…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has urged commanders of the Special Forces Command (SFC) to embrace rapid technological advances in military operations to effectively counter modern warfare challenges. Gen Kainerugaba made the remarks while presiding over the official handover and takeover ceremony at the SFC headquarters in Entebbe, where Maj Gen…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has appointed Colonel Boaz Kashaya as the new Coordinator of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), replacing Colonel Victor Busobozi. Presiding over the handover ceremony at the Land Force Headquarters in Bombo, the Chief of Staff, Land Forces, Major General Chris Bagonza, commended Col Busobozi’s…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Mountain Infantry Division has welcomed Colonel Innocent Tukashaba as its Division Operations and Training Officer, taking over from Colonel Richard Kitata Sseguya, who has been appointed Commandant of the Mountain Warfare Training School (MWTS). Speaking during the handover ceremony, Mountain Infantry Division Commander Maj Gen Stephen Mugerwa called for stronger…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has conducted command handover ceremonies for 1 Usalama and 403 Brigades. At 1 Usalama Brigade, command was handed over from Colonel Adnan Kaale Seiko, the outgoing Caretaker Commander, to Colonel Charles Mukasa Kayemba, the incoming Brigade Commander. The ceremony was presided over by the 3 Infantry…
The Special Force Command conducted a series of handover and takeover ceremonies in the offices of Commander 16 Service Brigade, Deputy Director of Operations at SFC Headquarters, and Deputy Commander 16 Service Brigade, following recent senior leadership changes within the command. The main ceremony saw Lt Col Frank Murema assume command of the 16 Service…