The newly appointed deputy Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech has said that journalists who are not certified by Uganda Media Council will not be allowed to cover 2021 general elections. Gen.Lokech on Wednesday issued a statement revealing that he has already received a list of accredited journalists. Below is a statement We…
Uganda’s Vice President Hon Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has officiated at the launch of the 40th Tarehe Sita Annivery army week activities in Greater Masaka sub-region at the Liberation Square in Masaka city. Hon Ssekandi commended President Museveni for providing ideological clarity and leadership to Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) which has made it more professional…
The commander of Special Forces Command (SFC),first son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has told the National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to brace for a defeat in 2021 elections. He was responding to a tweet by senior journalist Andrew Mwenda on the arrest of Bobi Wine in Kalangala district. “This afternoon,…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has kick started the construction of the Uganda National Military Museum at Katonga Bridge, Mpigi District. Speaking at the Launch of the Defence Forces Activities to mark the 40th Anniversary of the birth of UPDF, the Commander-in-Chief, Gen Museveni…
The Chief Defence Forces(CDF), Gen David Muhoozi appointed the Chief Of Staff Land Forces (COS/LF), Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda to look into activities of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and make a report on how the fishing activities are carried out. This came on the heels of several issues raised by the locals in fishing…
Garry Paul Mayanja, one of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party mobilizers who was forcibly disappeared alongside Justin Jjuuko by security officers in Lwengo district, on Saturday, 12 December 2020 has been released from detention at Special Investigations Unit-Kireka. The duo were on an official FDC assignment of identifying and training polling agents in…
Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has taken over as the Commandant of the elite Special Forces Command with a message to his soldiers to jealously uphold the ideals of the Special Forces Command (SFC). Gen Kainerugaba who also retains his role as the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations was redeployed in the recent changes announced…
The former Deputy Inspector General of Police Major General Sabiiti Muzeyi has spoken out on one of the reasons why President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni fired him from police top leadership. Gen Sabiiti on Monday afternoon, told senior police officers that he could have been fired because he never fully participated in general political work to…
Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and French soldiers have completed a seven-day joint mountain operation exercise. The exercise that was conducted on Rwenzori mountain saw soldiers climb to its peak, Margherita. The activities conducted during the exercise included; first aid, counter Improvised Explosive Devices(IED), logistics platoon, combat platoon as well as real rescue in mountainous…
Command in chief of armed forces President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni with immediate effect has fired Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeyi and replaced him with Maj Gen Paul Lokech, who has been on mission to monitor the demobilisation and integration of South Sudan troops under the UPDF watch to stabilize great lakes…
