Lt Gen Sam Okiding, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, has called on newly promoted officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) to work together in the fight against corruption. He emphasised that fighting corruption requires collective responsibility, stating, “It involves serious individuals like you. If we don’t fight it, we shall destroy…
In a recent ceremony at the 10 Marine Battalion Headquarters in Entebbe, Brig Gen Asaph Nyakikuru, the Deputy Commander of the Special Force Command (SFC), urged newly promoted army officers to significantly enhance their dedication and effort in service to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF).“Promotion is the advancement from the current rank to the…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force decorated 72 newly promoted officers today, at the Air Force headquarters in Entebbe. Lt Gen Charles Okidi, Commander of the Air Force, presided over the ceremony and expressed his gratitude to the Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF, Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, for endorsing the promotions. …
Gen Muhoozi Keinerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations has commended the recently promoted senior officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) for their unwavering dedication and remarkable contribution to national defence. Gen Kainerugaba was today presiding over the decoration ceremony of the promoted Five Brigadier Generals and…
His Excellency the President and Commander in Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has promoted 898 and confirmed 20 Senior and Junior Officer ranks of the UPDF as follows: Colonel to Brigadier General – 05 Acting Colonel to Colonel …
The Chief of Defence Forces, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi has challenged the newly promoted Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces officers to remember that promotions come with a heavier load to account to the country and the institution. “As you climb in ranks, it is a climb of the ladder of leadership, a climb of a…
The Chief of Defence Forces, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi has challenged the newly promoted Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Generals and Officers that promotions come with extra demand of accountability to the country and the institution of the UPDF. “You must prepare yourselves and also remember that the ranks denote seniority, authority and responsibility according…