The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Sam Okiding, has called upon Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Defence Attachés and Advisors to serve as dedicated representatives of Uganda’s interests in their countries of assignment. Speaking on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Lt Gen Okiding addressed the opening of…
Uganda has received a consignment of Hepatitis C drugs from Egypt, sufficient to treat 500 patients. The consignment of drugs was handed over on Monday morning at Entebbe International Airport by General Mohamed Ashraf of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), which oversees the factory that manufactures the drugs, and received by the SFC Commander,…
The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon met with Mr Ando Naoki, the Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Their discussion centred around JICA’s remarkable work in Uganda, past and future projects, including infrastructure development in Kampala, such as Lot…
The UK High Commissioner to Uganda, H.E Lisa Chesney, has hailed the historical relations between the United Kingdom and Uganda, expressing pride in being the custodian of these relations. Having just completed her first month in the role, H.E. Chesney noted that she has received the warmest welcome of her diplomatic career in Uganda.…
Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, Chief of Joint Staff, has emphasised the need for African countries to work together to address regional security challenges. Speaking to a delegation of Directing Staff and Students from the Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management, Maj Gen Bakasumba who represented the Chief of Defence Forces said that “African solutions…