The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Engineers Brigade which is tasked with the renovation works of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole is upbeat towards completing and delivering the project on time and at the availed cost. According to Lt Col Eng Peter Seku Kidemuka, the project engineer, the phased renovation works that started in February 2022…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Contingent under the East African Regional Force (EACRF) welcomed a new deputy Contingent Commander, Lt Col Frank Tumwesigye at a function that was held at its headquarters in Niongera Kiwanja of Rutshuru territory in North Kivu-DRC. The Contingent Commander, Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba in his remarks welcomed his deputy…
The Mountain Division Commander, Major General Dick Olum has called upon Local Defence Personnel to be prepared to serve diligently in the different areas of operations under the Mountain Division. Maj Gen Olum made the call today as he presided over the pass out of over 461 Local Defence Personnel (LDPs) who were undergoing…
The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi on invitation joined the Ethiopian National Defence Forces to participate in the 116th National Army celebrations that took place today at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and later held different engagements with various stakeholders. Gen Mbadi also carried a special message from His…
Napak District: The Deputy Commander Land Force, Major General Francis Takirwa commissioned sixty (60) housing units at the 403 Infantry Brigade Headquarters in Matany Sub-county, Napak District. The commissioned units whose construction commenced on 25 May 2022 are part of the thirty thousand housing units aimed at addressing the accommodation and welfare of the…
The Joint Forces of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) led by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces have opened up a blocked drainage system in Bulo Marer, Somalia in an effort to minimize the effects of the looming heavy rains. The support in form of a bulldozer that was extended to the…
The Commander Land Force Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga has today rallied leaders and residents of Kasese District to join efforts towards eliminating the remnants of the Allied Democratic Forces. He said with the support of the residents of Kasese, the forces were able to get rid of the enemy. Lt Gen Muhanga who was…
The Kyabazinga of Busoga his Royal Highness William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV hosted a team of Generals and Senior Officers of the UPDF at his home palace at Budhumbula in Kamuli district. The officers paid a courtesy call to brief the Kyabazinga on the ongoing initial preparations for next year’s 2024 Defence Forces week…
Students of Greenhill Academy Secondary School have been reminded about the value and importance of education in the realization of the vision of professionalism of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces. Representing the UPDF, the team from the Office of the Defence Spokesperson led by Captain David Kamya and Captain Paul Kahuma Bbala had today…
Last evening, at about 6:40pm suspected terrorists attacked and killed two tourists and the driver of the tourist vehicle, along the Katunguru – Mweya – Katwe road in Queen Elizabeth National Park. They also burnt the vehicle. This attack is in retaliation to our operations inside DR Congo with a hope of diverting us from…