Tag results for: Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)
UPDF Intensifies Rehearsals as Uganda Prepares for Museveni Swearing-In
Security forces have intensified rehearsals ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s seventh-term inauguration, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba warning parade commanders against mistakes and incidents of officers...
Election Dispute: Tumwebaze Seeks Nullification of Sodo’s Win in Mawogola North
Mawogola North parliamentary aspirant Jet John Tumwebaze has petitioned the High Court in Masaka, seeking to overturn the election of Godfrey Aine Kaguta, popularly known as Sodo.
The petition, filed...
UPDF dismisses UN report accusing its troops of helping South Sudan Airstrikes
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed a recent United Nations (UN) commission of inquiry report that accused its troops of helping South Sudan launch airstrikes that killed...
UPDF Successfully Evacuates 43 Ugandan Students Stranded in Tehran
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), acting through the Defence Advisor in Turkey, Major General Bob Ogiki, has successfully evacuated 43 Ugandan students who were stranded in Tehran, Iran.
The...
CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba Hosts Charlene Ruto at SFC Headquarters in Entebbe
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has hosted Charlene Ruto, daughter of William Ruto, during a courtesy visit at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe.
The...
UPDF Spending Set to Rise to UGX 27.7 Trillion
Government plans to spend more than UGX 27.7 trillion on the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) between 2025 and 2030, driven by the need to acquire modern military equipment,...
