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…
Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye, a Member of Parliament representing Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has said that he is willing to serve under presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine in case he wins the 2021 general elections. Unlike some other high ranking military officers like Brig. Deus Sande who have vowed never to handover…
Uganda is due to hold a general election in January of 2021. Opposition presidential candidates have accused security forces of brutally breaking up their rallies and beating their supporters. In November, one of the candidates – Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine was arrested and charged for defying COVID-19 regulations governing mass gatherings. Over 50…
At a time when Africa is mobilizing resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit financial flows (IFFs) are robbing the continent of 50 billion U.S. dollars annually, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a high-level virtual meeting on Thursday held under the African Union’s (AU) “Silencing the Guns” initiative. These staggering losses “would be…
Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, have called on the Trump Administration to take immediate action to address a worsening human rights situation in Uganda prior to general elections next month. In his December 9, 2020 letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Engel…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has stated that they have no problem with the decision by presidential candidate Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, to wear bulletproof vests during his campaign meetings. The response from UPDF through its spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso, comes a few hours after Kyagulanyi posted a picture of him and…
Uganda Police and military deployed heavily around Kampala city as National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential Candidate Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert was meeting Electoral Commission Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama and his team. The meeting came after Bobiwine suspended presidential campaigns citing excessive security brutality against his supporters. Bobi Wine’s official car was destroyed when he approached Jinja…
Deadly clashes erupted as police fired teargas and live bullets to disperse supporters of Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine in Kayunga district. Police and military blocked the main road leading to Kayunga town and fired bullets at defiant supporters. Shopkeepers abandoned their shops and fled to safety as well as journalists who are…
The Federal Republic of Germany Ambassador to Uganda H.E Matthias Schauer paid a courtesy call to the ministry of Defence and Veteran affairs/UPDF headquarters Mbuya. In a brief meeting, the Ambassador and his hosts discussed issues of mutual interest in defence partnership and called upon the UPDF leadership ro resume from where the two countries…
