Tag: Chief of Defence Forces (CDF)

DP Faction Petitions EC and IG Over Alleged Financial Mismanagement and Forged Constitution

The faction further alleged that ordinary members were subjected to inflated nomination fees while incumbent leaders paid nothing, and that a party printer purchased for more than UGX 250 million ahead of the 2016 elections has disappeared without explanation or accountability from auditors.

Uganda Turns to Tourism Diplomacy as Ethiopian, Canadian Missions Open New Visitor Markets

Tourism

Earlier this year, Uganda hosted tourism and travel stakeholders from Canada and Ethiopia as part of a strategic effort to strengthen the country's visibility in international markets and attract more visitors through experience-based destination marketing. The familiarization...

National News

President Museveni Praises Security Forces and Citizens for Peaceful...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has applauded the army and other...

Security

Uganda, France Strengthen Military Ties Through Enhanced Training and...

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with the French Ambassador to Uganda Her Excellency Virginie...

Security

Unwavering Trust, High Professionalism Key to UPDF’s Peacekeeping Success...

The Deputy Commander of the Special Forces Command (DCSFC), Brig Gen Asaph Mweteise Nyakikuru, has attributed the outstanding performance...

Security

MP Nyeko Wants Parliament to PriorItize Amendment of UPDF...

The Shadow Minister for Defence, Derrick Nyeko told members of Parliament to prioritize plans to amend the Uganda People’s...

Regional

Uganda CDF Advocates for African Military Unity as Key...

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has urged African...

Politics

DP Demands Gen Muhoozi’s Immediate Resignation over Undiplomatic Behavior

On October 4, 2024, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba took on his X handle a controversial post that attracted mixed reactions both locally and internationally. In his post, he stated, “If the current Ambassador of America to Uganda does not issue an apology to Mzee personally for his undiplomatic behavior in our country, we will demand he leaves Uganda.”

Politics

DP Asks UPDF to Discipline Serving Army Officers Involved...

The past serving Army commander and the President for the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), General Mugisha Muntu, has on some occasions asked General Muhoozi to retire from the army if he is to engage in politics.

Security

CDF Kainerugaba Initiates Construction of Multibillion State-of-the-Art Defence Headquarters

The construction of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters represents a significant step towards the professionalization of the UPDF, guided by the president’s vision.

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