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Two army men have been remanded to Luzira prison after being convicted of being in illegal possession of protected animal species worth sh129 million. They were found guilty before Buganda road court Grade One Magistrate, Gladys Kamasanyu who cancelled their bail and said they should be brought back in court on …

  President Yoweri Museveni on  Monday commissioned a modern 25-bed Uganda People’s Defence Forces medical facility at Bombo. The newly built UPDF Officers’ Wing and Intensive Care unit consists of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), maternity and delivery room and general ward as well as VIP suits. According to Col. Bekunda – …

  Understanding Museveni’s move on Muhoozi, Mbadi, Elwelu, Musanyufu Analysis on President Museveni’s recent UPDF reshuffle has focused on General Katumba Wamala and Maj.General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s deployments but this might have easily been the biggest shake up of the in recent times, military analysts say. Insiders are calling it an …

VIDEO: It was a smooth transition as UPDF’s Gen. Katumba Wamala handed over office to his successor Gen. David Muhoozi with announcement that the region needs an operational standby force to help pacify the East African region. The announcement comes at a time when parts of the region like Burundi and …

The Constitutional Court has issued an interim order halting the trial of Nakawa Municipality MP Michael Kabaziguruka before the General Court Martial  until the final hearing and determination of a petition he filed questioning the legality of the army court. Kabaziguruka in November petitioned the Constitutional Court, seeking it to declare the …

In a Jan 9 reshuffle in the army, President Museveni replaced Gen. Katumba Wamala as the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) with Maj Gen David Muhoozi, previously Commander of Land Forces. Wamala is now the new Minister of State for Works filling a vacuum left after Parliament’s Appointments’ committee threw …

Brig Richard Karemire is the new army spokesman, while Col Henry Matsiko is its new Chief Political Commissar. Following changes at the top of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces this week that had Major General, now General David Muhoozi, take over as Chief of Defence Forces from Gen. Katumba Wamala, the Commander-in-Chief …

VIDEO: David Muhoozi has been promoted from Major General to General and appointed the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) taking over from the soft spoken Gen Katumba Wamala. At 52, he becomes one of the youngest to acquire the title of general.  Bushrah Namirimu brings to you an insight of …

Reports just in indicate that changes have been made in the leadership of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The top job has been handed to Maj Gen David Muhoozi, formerly head of the land forces. The reshuffle and promotions were made by Commander in Chief President Yoweri Museveni late …

Work on remodeling and designing Kololo Independence Ground to give it an international look ahead of March’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships has started. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade has been contracted by the Kampala 2017 Local organizing committee to make the improvements ahead of the March 26, 2017 …