The Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has today held a meeting with the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region H.E Xia Huang. The meeting, at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala; mainly focused on regional security for the social economic transformation of…
The UPDF Chief of Military Intelligence, Maj Gen James Birungi has today opened the Fifth Meeting of Heads of Intelligence and Security Services of the Contact and Coordination Group Member States in Kampala. Maj Gen Birungi applauded the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General for initiating the Contact and Coordination Group, intended to explore…
Fort Portal City: As part of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Response contingency plan, the UPDF Chieftaincy of Medical Services (CMS) in conjunction with Ministry of Health (MOH) and World Health Organization (WHO) has rolled-out a grand plan to vaccinate UPDF troops operating in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and those along the border…
The Commander of the UPDF 3 Infantry Division Brig Gen Joseph Balikuddembe presided over the hand/take over of the Office of the Second in Command of the 3 Division from Brig Gen David Mugisha to Brig Gen Felix Busizoori. The function was held at the Division Headquarters in Moroto on Wednesday 10th August 2022. This…
Brig Gen Robert Freeman Mugabe has today taken over as Chairman of the UPDF General Court Martial from Lt Gen Andrew Gutti Presiding over at the function in Makindye, the Chief of Defence Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi called upon Brig Gen Mugabe to continue using Lt Gen Andrew Gutti as his consultant, while executing his…
The Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba has today received two Toyota Hiace vehicles aimed at supporting the Bachelor of Defence Studies program. The Chief of Training and Recruitment Brig Gen Matthew Gureme said that these will go a long way to ease the transportation of professors and lecturers as they conduct the Degree Program under Makerere…
The Commander in Chief of the UPDF and President of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon soldiers of the Special Forces Command (SFC) to embrace ideology as they continue to do the right thing at the right time. Gen. Yoweri Museveni said many problems in the world aren’t getting solved because many people…
The Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence has said that UPDF remains a pillar of stability not only in Uganda but across the region. In a meeting with different Defence Attache’s accredited to Uganda today at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala, Brig Gen Rugumayo said other neighbouring countries look…
Over 1000 able bodied Local Defence Personnel (LDP) have been recruited by Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) teams in greater Eastern Uganda. The UPDF’s Chieftaincy of Training and Recruitment (CTR) organized and tasked two teams which traversed the greater Eastern region as part of the nationwide enlistment exercise for 2022. The Mbale Resident…
Course participants of the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC – U) in Buikwe district, led by the Commandant Maj Gen Francis Okello, have today successfully completed a one – week study tour of North Eastern Uganda. The tour ended with a visit to Murchison Falls National Park. The team was welcomed and briefed…