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…
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…
The President of Uganda who doubles as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has appointed Maj Gen Abel Kandiho as Chief of Joint Staff of Uganda Police Force. According to the UPDF Spokesperson, Maj Gen is replacing Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba who has been appointed the Ugandan Delegate to the South Sudan Peace…
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF have discovered at least seven mass graves near Kambi Ya Yua in North Kivu, the former stronghold of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. Kambi Ya Yua found in Virunga forest is estimated to have hosted over 500 ADF members. The forces say that the mass graves contained bodies of suspected…
President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the army, has reappointed Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye as Defense and Army Spokesperson, a position he served in, between 2005- 2013. He replaces Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso who is set to attend a one-year course at National Defence College, Jinja. Byekwaso has served for one and a half years.…
Officials from the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs led by State Minister of Defence (General Duties), Hon Jacob Marksons Oboth have made a case for Shs89 billion to finance the ongoing Operation ‘Shujaa’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ‘Operation Shujaa’ is a code which refers to the ongoing Uganda People’s Defense Forces…
President of the Republic of Uganda General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander in Chief of armed forces has promoted 528 soldiers to various ranks in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). “The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs and UPDF are pleased to announce the elevation of 528 UPDF Officers to different ranks by Excellency…
The Joint Intelligence and Counter Terror Task Teams, have arrested another member of the ADF terror cell, and recovered an assortment of terror related exhibits. The suspect identified as Isma Kiyemba, is a 24-year-old, male adult and resident of Makandwa village, Kajjansi Town Council, in Wakiso District, who was tracked down and arrested using advanced…
Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies have said they can neither confirm nor deny claims that Islamic State terrorist group was responsible for the Saturday bomb blast at Komamboga, a Kampala suburb. The terrorist group claimed it had masterminded the attack that left one dead and three others injured as some of its members…
