A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer serving with the UPDF Engineering Brigade committed suicide at Nakirebe, located between Wakiso and Mpigi districts. The incident occurred around 2 PM on Wednesday in Nakirebe. According to UPDF First Division Public Information Officer Maj. Charles Kabona, Lt. Ariho Amon (registration number RO/13999) […]
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3rd Infantry Division has intensified search and recovery operations for missing persons believed to be trapped after a devastating landslide struck villages in Buluganya Sub-county, Bulambuli district, on November 27, 2024. Major General Don Nabasa, the Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, confirmed the […]
The High Court in Kampala on Thursday ordered the government and eight soldiers to pay Shs150 million in compensation to two journalists, Timothy Murungi and Henry Sekanjako, for torture they endured while covering a petition. In 2021, Murungi and Sekanjako were covering a petition by the National Unity Platform (NUP) […]
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier is on the run allegedly killing three people and injuring two others in Agago district. The suspect, identified as Private Bonny Amenoy, 45, is attached to the UPDF 01 Commando Battalion. According to the UPDF 5 Infantry Division Public Information Officer, Captain Edrin […]
The government of Uganda has been called upon to establish strong defence industries that will bolster the country’s research and development capabilities. Speaking during a memorial lecture for the late Chief of Defense Forces, Aronda Nyakairima, at the Commonwealth Resort Munyongo on Wednesday, retired Lieutenant General Nakibusi Lakara, the Managing […]
