H.E the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has appointed and promoted Major General Sam Kavuma to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed new Force Commander African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) to replace Lieutenant General Samuel Okiding the newly appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Forces. The Ministry of Defence…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the UPDF has appointed and promoted the following General and senior officers as follows: Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi appointed minister of state for trade in the ministry of trade and cooperatives. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba appointed the Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen…
The UPDF takes exception upon the falsehoods being spread by Mr. Jules Mulumba that the UPDF is in Rutsuru! In an attempt to authenticate his desperate claims, he uses photos of our force that were part of East African Community Regional Force (EACRF). The picture was taken when Uganda’s contingent to East African Community…
His Excellency the President of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the UPDF has made appointments of Generals and Senior officers. These appointments include Chiefs, Commanders and Defence Liaison Officers to friendly Countries. The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs and UPDF fraternity congratulate the appointed officers and welcome back those generals whose…
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has promoted 382 and confirmed 13 Senior and Junior officer Ranks of the UPDF as follows; Colonel to Brigadier General – 01 Acting Colonel to Colonel …
In continuous pursuit of Professionalism, the UPDF, Chieftaincy of Medical Services (CMS) prioritized training of uniformed specialists under sponsorship of the UPDF to enable access to skilled health workforce and quality Health Care within the institution. As of January 2024, total of 28 post and undergraduate students have successfully completed their studies in various areas…
The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence in partnership with Bridgeway Foundations continues to receive and rehabilitate ADF Ex-Combatants (Captives and Defectors) from Eastern DRC following heightened Operation Shuuja. This is done in a phased way and now, 75 have been rehabilitated from September to December 2023. These are categorized as follows: Ugandans: Male adults…
Fellow Ugandans and, especially, the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I need to inform you that yesterday, the 4th of October, 2023, our fighter-bombers paid another visit to the terrorists, quite some distance inside Congo, in the Mambasa territory area. They attacked 3 targets, 180kms,184kms and 200kms, respectively, from the border on the Ntoroko side. I congratulate…
H.E the President and Commander in Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has promoted and confirmed Acting ranks of Senior and Junior officers’ of the UPDF as follows: Col Jimmy N Musoke – Brig Gen Col John Patrick Otongo – Brig Gen Col James Muhwezi – Brig Gen Col…
On Saturday 16 September 2023, the UPDF in collaboration with our allies, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), carried out a SURGICAL OPERATION using our strategic assets; to deny the planners of the recent bombs found in Kampala city, freedom of action. The country will be informed of the details…