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‘Police hand over former CID spokesperson Charles Twine to SFC’

  According to his colleagues, Twine was driven by SFC soldiers to unknown destination and his vehicle still remains parked at Naguru police headquarters and his known telephone contacts have since gone off.  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports indicate that former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of …

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Family demands justice after SFC Soldier dies in military custody

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Martine Obol, a private under the elite Special Forces Command (SFC), is demanding justice following his mysterious death while in the custody of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). They allege that Obol, 26, was brutally assaulted by fellow soldiers, denied …

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Ssemujju urges parliament to reject efforts to create SFC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the Kira municipality legislator has urged his colleagues in parliament to reject the government’s move to make the elite Special Forces Command-SFC an independent service unit of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an exclusive interview, …

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Muhoozi meets Russian Defence Minister’s delegation

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with a high-level Russian military delegation at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe. The delegation, sent by the Russian Minister of Defence, aimed to explore ways to enhance relations between the Russian Armed Forces …

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Museveni makes changes in SFC command

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has made five changes in the Special Forces Command (SFC). In the changes released today to the media by Col. Deo Akiiki, the deputy UPDF Spokesperson, Col. Allan Matsiko who has been director of intelligent in SFC has been assigned …

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Army deserter arrested on suspicion of plotting police attack

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North on Wednesday evening confirmed the arrest of Samuel Mulondo, a deserter from the Special Forces Command-SFC, over suspicion of plotting to attack Luuka central police station. Mulondo, force number RA 217246, was arrested while wearing Islamic clerical attires and seated outside …

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SFC officer survives lynching in Namayingo

Namayingo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nathan Wekesa, an officer from the Ntoroko based commando battalion of the elite Special Forces Command-SFC has survived lynching after resorting to force to resolve a marital dispute. Trouble for Wekesa started when he stormed Busiro village in Banda sub county, Namayingo district on Wednesday …

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