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Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba under fire in Uganda’s parliament

Govt defends First Son Muhoozi’s political statements Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT, URN & PARLIAMENT WATCH UGANDA  | The government has defended the Chief of Defense Forces of the UPDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s right to make political statements. Over the weekend, Muhoozi made several political comments using his X page. In one …

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Army wants Education Ministry to host Kiswahili Council

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs wants the Uganda National Kiswahili Council to be hosted under the Ministry of Education and Sports as the suitable institution to promote Kiswahili language. The Undersecretary in the Defence Ministry, James Mutabazi said their position is  premised on …

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XI FOCUS: Building world-class armed forces for China

BEIJING | Xinhua | The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) celebrated its 97th founding anniversary on Thursday. The past few days have seen President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), engage in a string of …

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Minister asks insurance companies to consider package for armed forces

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Animal Industry Bright Rwamirama has asked Insurance companies to introduce special packages for the armed forces. Rwamirama made the call on Friday during the 4th Annual International Insurance Conference held at Hotel Las Vegas in Mbarara City. The two-day conference has  …

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Museveni encourages scientists to join UPDF

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has called on young scientists to consider joining the military to consolidate the social-economic transformation path the country embarked on since 1986. Museveni made the comments on Wednesday at State House Entebbe while delivering a lecture of opportunity to 91 young …

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