Government is planning to pay billions of shillings to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in court awards for the resources plundered during the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the national budget framework paper for the 2024/25 financial year, government […]
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has confirmed the loss of life and property following a helicopter crash that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, in Nyamisigiri Village, Kicwamba sub-county, Kabarole District. According to a statement issued by army spokesperson, Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye, a UPDF helicopter gunship tragically crashed, resulting in […]
A Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) helicopter on Tuesday afternoon crashed in Nyamisigiri Village, Kicwamba sub-county, Kabarole District. According to Maj Naboth Mugisha, the UPDF Airforce spokesperson, the incident is “purely accidental”, explaining that details of the crash will be availed later. Eyewitnesses say the helicopter hit a house rooftop […]
A soldier from Kaweweta Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Recruitment Training School, Sergeant Alex Jachan, has been charged and remanded to Makindye Military Police Barracks for assaulting a female student, causing her actual bodily harm. The 40-year-old Jachan appeared before a seven-member Court chaired by Brigadier General Freeman Robert Mugabe […]
By David Awori A soldier belonging to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been killed by suspected smugglers in Sofia ‘B’ Village, Busia municipality, while a policeman who was with him survived death with severe injuries. Corporal David Asasira, attached to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement unit, was killed as […]
