The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has underscored the importance of integrating gender considerations in modern peace support operations. Speaking at the the closure of a ten-day training on Gender in Peace Support Operations at Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability, Jinja, the Chief of Staff, Hq URDC, Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso, highlighted that integrating gender perspectives…
The Joint Staff – Political Commissariat of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Gen Henry Matsiko, has called on administrators and teachers in UPDF education institutions to uphold patriotism and discipline while nurturing learners into responsible citizens committed to national development. Maj Gen Matsiko made the remarks while addressing head teachers, head instructors, and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Officers are set to undergo a one-year Russian language course at the School of Defence Intelligence and Security in Migyera, Nakasongola, to strengthen military cooperation between Uganda and Russia. The course, officially opened by Brigadier General Wycliffe Keita, the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine Command, attracted officers and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 62 soldiers who completed a two-month Oracle Level 4 Kit Operator and End User Course, at the Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo. The Chief of Staff – Land Force, Brigadier Chris Bagonza, congratulated the graduates for their commitment and thanked the instructors for their dedication to…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has concluded a five-day Strategic Communication and Defence Engagement training in Jinja, aimed at strengthening the capacity of Public Information Officers across the security sector. The training brought together officers from the UPDF, Uganda Police, the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA), and other security agencies. Closing the…
The Director of Defence Public Information, Major General Felix Kulayigye, has called on Public Information Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Uganda Police Force (UPF), and other security agencies to uphold professionalism, impartiality, and constitutional responsibility in their work. Addressing 58 officers in Jinja during a five-day training on Strategic Communication and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched a two-week training programme on Gender in Peace Support Operations at the Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (HQ URDC) in Jinja. The programme brings together officers and personnel from various UPDF units and is facilitated by advisers from the British Peace Support Team Africa (BPST-A). Colonel J.E.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has called on trainees of Battle Group 45 to uphold the National Resistance Army (NRA) ideology of being a pro-people army. The appeal was made by the Joint Staff Political Commissariat, Maj Gen Henry Masiko, while addressing the group at the International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC) in…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched a five-day training workshop on Strategic Communication and Defence Engagement, bringing together Public Information Officers and representatives from other security agencies at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (URDC) headquarters in Jinja. Opening the training, Col Allan Kitanda, Director of Strategic Communication in the UPDF, said the training…
Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (WSACCO) has rolled out a nationwide training initiative aimed at enhancing loan productivity and improving members’ welfare. The training, conducted in Northern, West Nile, Eastern, Western and Central Uganda, provided members with opportunities to exhibit their enterprises, exchange experiences and participate in practical learning sessions. Speaking at the Defence…