President Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief (CIC) of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF)has met with the country’s Security High Command. The security’s top brass discussed the country’s successful handling of several pandemics including COVID 19, Locusts, Operation Shujaa and the security situation in the Karamoja region. He commended the UPDF for…
The State Minister of Defence in Charles of General Duties, Hon.Jacob Oboth-Oboth has met the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Great Lakes region, H.E. Huang Xia at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Mbuya. During the meeting, Hon. Oboth and H.E. Huang Xia discussed issues of regional peace and security…
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Tumusime Katsigazi has paid a visit to the Central Police Station in Kampala where he was taken through the Security installations in place like the CCTV Monitoring centre, and the building which was affected by the recent twin bombings. To this , the DIGP directed the Director…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also commander in chief of armed forces has promoted UPDF 72 officers from junior to different senior ranks. According to UPDF spokesperson Brig. Felix Kulaigye revealed in a tweet that General Museveni with immediate effect promoted colonel Abdul Rugumayo to Brigadier. Rugumayo is currently the deputy commander of Chieftaincy…
Representatives from the Governments of Uganda and Kenya have held a bilateral experts meeting on cooperation in defence and security at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The two-day (5th – 6th April, 2022) meeting aimed at making respective amendments on the earlier draft agreement (February 2022 in Nairobi) by both parties before its adoption upon approval by…
Legislators from Karamoja sub-region have accused the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) of refusing to hand over 17,706 heads of cattle that they recovered from rustlers. The lawmakers made the accusations while responding to an earlier statement by the UPDF that the security situation in the region was ‘under control.’ The area which is inhabited…
Eastern DRC: Operation Shujaa Joint Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and FARDC squads, have killed one Abu Aden, an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Commander of Somali origin. Abu Aden was killed in a battle at Malulu, seven kilometers North West of Boga town. This achievement followed a human intelligence report about ADF terrorists’ presence in…
A group of lawyers have filed an application before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court demanding for the unconditional release of nine presenters of an online television, the Alternative Digitalk who were arrested four days ago. The nine are: Norman Tumuhimbise, Arnold Mukose, Faridah Bikobere, Jeremiah Mukiibi, Kato Tumusiime, Lillian Luwedde, Teangel Nabukeera, Rogers Turyahabwe and…
The Uganda Police is stuck with 5,015 motorcycles impounded over criminality, violation of road safety and traffic regulations during the lockdown. Police have urged the public, especially those whose motorcycles were impounded during lockdown to pick them up with documents or prepare answers to the crime to which they were impounded. This comes after President…
The son of President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced his retirement from the army. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander Land Forces Gen Muhoozi announced this via his Twitter on Tuesday March 8, 2022. “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest military in the world, I am…
