Police in Moroto district have recovered a gun belonging to the UPDF from a Karamojong warrior in Nadunget Town Council. The gun was recovered on Friday at around 9:00pm after police were notified by the Nachuka village chairperson who spotted a suspected warrior in the same village carrying a weapon. John Angella, the LC1 chairperson […]
UPDF’s Deputy Chief of Defense Intelligence and Security, Brig. Abdul Rugumayo has challenged legal officers to desist from soliciting for deployment opportunities, but rather focus on career growth. While presiding over the pass out of legal officers at the Legal Training Center (LTC) in Jinja City on Saturday, Rugumayo argued that, opportunities await only for […]
Police in Luweero are holding two Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers who have been accused of threatening to assassinate Ronald Ndawula, the District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Chairperson. The soldiers, allegedly attached to Ruhengyere Army Barracks, were apprehended at Pension House in Luweero Town Council and subsequently transferred to Luweero Central Police Station. One […]
The joint Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), have captured one of the commanders of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group. Al Iraq Anywari, alias AA who is an expert in improvised explosive devices (IEDs), was captured during an operation on Saturday in Ituri province […]
Embeera ya bunkenke ku kitebe ekikulu eky’Obwakabaka bwa Buganda e Mmengo! Akasattiro kano kazzeewo oluvannyuma lw’okukizuula nti munnamagye Capt. Edward Ssempijja nnamba RO/13048, abadde akulira eby’okwerinda bya Kabaka yasuulawo dda omuli n’adduka nga ne bakamaabe tebamanyi. Bino oluvannyuma lw’okubeerawo, omwogezi w’amagye ga UPDF, Brig. Gen. Felix Kulayigye ategeezezza nti Capt. Ssempijja nabo tebamnyi mayitire ge […]
The Police and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have so far arrested 29 people suspected of having orchestrated the lynching of five people, who allegedly killed two Bodaboda riders last week. Sande Ssemanda and Richard Mawanda were hacked to death and their motorcycles were robbed at Kakoola village, Katoogo Parish, Nama sub-county, in Mukono district. […]
In a significant move aimed at boosting the welfare of Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) officers, Parliament has approved a sh962.23bn for the enhancement of their salaries. This decision was presented by Wilson Kajwengye, the Chairperson of the Defence Committee of Parliament as the House considered the defence ministerial policy statement presented on Thursday, […]
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in its joint operation with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), yesterday on Monday April 8, 2024, put out of action an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)commander and the outfit’s medic known as ‘Dr’ Musa. ‘Dr’ Musa was killed in action by a joint mobile squad […]
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) fraternity is in grief following the untimely death of the UPDF Air Force deputy commander, Brig. Gen. Stephen Kigundu. Brig. Gen. Kiggundu’s death was on Sunday communicated by the armed force. “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) inform the public […]
A suspected Karamojong warrior has shot dead a police officer in Rupa sub-county in Moroto district. The incident happened on Friday at around 8:15pm when the deceased identified as Baziro Songok, a police officer attached to Nakiloro ASTU detach together with other two civilians, Tamuhid Chemonges (18) and Wadudu Mwanga (15) all residents of Nakiloro […]