KAMPALA, Uganda — The Deputy Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Forces, Maj Gen Francis Takirwa, has died. According to the Daily Monitor, which cited security sources, Maj Gen Takirwa passed away after battling illness for some time. However, details surrounding the circumstances of his death remain limited. The UPDF had by…
Sembabule — Tension is running high in Sembabule Town Council, Sembabule District, following reports that Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers allegedly shot at the vehicle of National Unity Platform (NUP) LCIII candidate William Kangave, injuring two people in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident comes as LCIII elections take place across the country….
Key government agencies, including the Uganda Police Force (UPF), Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), the Ministry of East African Affairs, and Parliament, have requested additional funding totalling hundreds of billions of shillings in the 2026/27 National Budget Framework Paper, presented to the Budget Committee by Remigio Achia, Vice Chairperson of the Committee. The UPF is…
The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine, has revealed that the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers that were recently deployed at his home in Magere forced themselves into the home and took it over. In a post shared on his X on Tuesday, Kyagulanyi alleged that the…
Bombo — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has called on leaders to prioritise identifying and addressing the practical needs of citizens, saying this has been the guiding philosophy of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) since the 1960s. The President made the remarks while presiding over the election of…