Kampala — Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has dismissed Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence Brig. Abdul Rugumayo and replaced him with Brig. Gen. Oscar Munanura in a fresh shake-up within the country’s powerful intelligence apparatus, military sources have said. According to multiple online reports, the changes were effected on March 27, 2026, as…
KAMPALA — Three senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have been charged and remanded by the General Court Martial (GCM) at Makindye over the loss of a UPDF aircraft in Somalia. According to court proceedings on Tuesday, the officers — Col. George Buga Andruca, Maj. Benjamin Kashumbusha, and Lt. Henry Gygenda — appeared before…
Kampala — General Muhoozi Kainerugaba marked two years as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) with a social media post invoking divine guidance for the military. On March 22, 2026, the anniversary of his appointment by President Yoweri Museveni in 2024, Muhoozi wrote on X: “I have always felt…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of Major General Deus Sande, the Commander of the UPDF Armoured Division based in Masaka. According to a statement issued by Chris Magezi, the Acting Director of Defence Public Information, Maj Gen Sande passed away early this…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has a new Deputy Commander of the Land Forces following a promotion by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Brigadier General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga has been promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed Deputy Commander of UPDF…