In a bid to combat the ongoing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, Uganda has received a second consignment of 3 million doses of vaccines from Egypt. This latest batch arrives just three months after the first shipment of 3 million doses in May. The vaccines were received by the Chief of Defence Forces and…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba meets Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Zhang Lizhong, at the Special Forces Headquarters in Entebbe. The meeting was a routine review of ongoing projects in the defence and security sector, according to a statement from the CDF’s office. This meeting follows a previous one held…
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has directed Uganda Police Force to bolster security at Kenya’s High Commission in Kololo, Kampala. Police started deploying forces at the diplomatic mission on Tuesday night. Officials said Gen Muhoozi, who serves as the chairman of the Interagency Security Committee (ISC), made the order to prevent any…
According to a source familiar with the agenda of the meeting, the High Command, one of UPDF’s top decision-making bodies, reviewed ongoing operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. The meeting chaired by President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, also reviewed the general security situation in…
The Tanzanian delegation led by Maj Gen Marco Elisha Gaguti of TPDF met with Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces. They conveyed greetings and congratulations to Gen Kainerugaba from the CDF of TPDF, General Jacob Mkunda. During the meeting at the SFC Headquarters in Entebbe, discussions centered on strengthening the historical alliance between…
President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the commander-in-chief cautioned 777 cadet officers from Uganda and other countries who were passed out at Kaweweta Basic Military Training School in Nakaseke against bringing career tendencies in the army and instead focus on sacrificial service. “Do not bring careerism into our army,” the president said, before reechoing the…