The Mayor of Gulu City Mr. Okwalinga Alfred has appreciated the role played by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces in ending the war in Northern Uganda. He said the restoration of peace and security in the region has enabled social economic transformation as communities now have time to exploit the available resources around themselves.…
The leadership of Lira City, through the Mayor Mr. Sam Atul has today recognized the UPDF Engineers Brigade for constructing Lira Industrial Park, among other projects. This was observed by the Lira City Mayor during a guided tour of the city by course participants from the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC – U).…
The National Defence College – Uganda course participants on study tour of South -Western Uganda have today visited Hotmail and Kikuube Districts, some of the oil prospective districts in the sub region. The group led by the College Secretary Brig Gen Simon Ochan were conducted on a guided tour of Enviroserv – Uganda Limited,…
Course participants of the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC – U) led by the college Commandant Maj Gen Francis Okello successfully completed their industrial tour of Eastern Uganda. This ended, with the group having a guided tour of Soroti Fruit Factory Limited (SOFTE), a Government of Uganda investment initiative that aims at adding…
The National Defence College – Uganda (NDC-U) course participants, headed by the college secretary Brig Gen Simon Ochan on a study tour to the South and Western Uganda have ended their day one out of one-week long tour in Mbarara. The team started its day at AGDI dairy farm Ltd owned by Retired Col Dick…
Course participants of the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC – U) led by the college Commandant Maj Gen Francis Okello have today been conducted on a guided tour of Tororo Cement Factory, in Tororo district. The North Eastern tour, that has started with Tororo Cement Factory, aims at assessing the contribution of security…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today passed out 2593 Local Defence Personnel at Olilim Training School, Palam Sub County, Ngariam County in Katakwi District. President Museveni, in his address, expressed his happiness at the fact that the graduates volunteered to…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (D/CDF) Lt Gen Peter Elwelu has today presided over the Pass Out ceremony of Intake 12 for the Joint Security Forces Junior Officers at the Oliver Reginald Tambo School of Leadership and Pan – African Centre of Excellence (ORTSL – PACEX) in Kaweweta Nakaseke…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Chief Political Commissar (CPC) Maj Gen Henry Masiko has today officiated at a pass out of 128 Officers of UPDF, Uganda Police Force and Uganda Prisons Service. The newly passed out security officers successfully completed a two months Advanced Joint Senior Political Education and Leadership Development Course (AJSPELDC) at…
A total of Forty (40) Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Officers and Militants of 3rd Division have successfully completed training on human rights. The three-day (17 to 19th May 2022) training, held in Kotido district, equipped participants with knowledge and skills on: Human Rights and need for disarmament, Human Rights and Women/Children, Observation of Human…