Residents in Karamoja sub-region have been urged to voluntarily surrender all illegally possessed weapons and utilize the ongoing government programs against poverty for the transformation of the sub-region. This appeal was made by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (D/IGP) Maj Gen Geoffrey Katsigazi on behalf of the Minister of Internal Affairs Hon (Rtd) Maj…
5 Division Operations and Training Officer, Col Armstrong Ndugga has today interfaced with personnel of the Division that are due for retirement and discharge this year. This was at the ongoing country wide MODVA / UPDF Documentation and Sensitization exercise for the impending retirees/soldiers about to be discharged at 5 Division Headquarters Acholi – Pii…
The Deputy Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ms Fiona Lortan has this afternoon handed over weapons captured from Al Shabaab and other illegal armed groups in Somalia to the Federal Government of Somalia. The weapons were handed over at the Ugandan Sector One Headquarters at Base camp Halane, Mogadishu Somalia.…
The UPDF Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (WSACCO) has today donated 304 sports gear to the 19 football teams of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) participating in the 14th Edition of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF’s) CUP hosted by Mountain Division at Buhinga sports grounds in Fort portal City. The games are to…
The Defence Spokesperson Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye has today participated in the National Public Relations Symposium that was held at Hotel Africana, Kampala where he was spoke on PR Practices in Government entities, Opportunities and Challenges. The Symposium organized by the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) is designed to bring together all PR Stakeholders…
A delegation of 18 Senior UPDF Military Officers from the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC-U) led by Brig Gen Kefa Nangeso, the Acting Head of Faculty and Prof Murindwa Rutanga accompanied by other Senior have today commenced a two-week study visit around the country. The first visit was at the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI)…
The UPDF 3rd Division Second in Command Brig Gen Dan Mugisha has today addressed the impending retirees and discharges of 3rd Infantry Division at Bugema Barracks in Mbale during the ongoing MODVA/UPDF retirement documentation and Sensitization exercise. He thanked the officers and militants for the sacrifice, hard work and dedication rendered to the Country during…
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs / UPDF retirement, documentation and Sensitisation exercise has attended to Personnel of 3 Division area of responsiblity. 112 officers and militants under the Division turned up for the documentation exercise. Col Godfrey Bizibu the most senior at the exercise thanked the MODVA / UPDF leadership for entrusting…
Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs and UPDF Retirement/Discharge documentation and sensitisation exercise for Batch 12 year 2022, under the command of Brig Gen Eugene Ssebugwawo the UPD Deputy Chief of Personnel and Administration today conducted the retirement and sensitization exercise at Jinja Cantonment. A total number of 46 officers and militants under the Cantonment…
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs has commenced a twenty one-day documentation and sensitisation exercise for retirement and discharge UPDF Officers and militants under Batch 12 who are scheduled to retire in July this year. The exercise was launched today at the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters in Kakiri, Wakiso District. A total of 145…