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Viewers: 90,000 By Spy Uganda Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has praised President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for maintaining peace and stability as Uganda officially commenced the swearing-in of Members of Parliament-elect for the 12th Parliament. Speaking to journalists at Parliament of Uganda on Tuesday, Among, who was re-elected as Woman Representative …

Viewers: 50,002 By Spy Uganda  The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 53 officers who completed the Platoon Commanders’ Course at the 5 Infantry Division Training School in Labwordwong, Agago District. Presiding over the ceremony, the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine Commander, Brigadier General Wycliffe Keita, commended the 5 Infantry Division for its commitment to professional military …

The General Court Martial sitting at Makindye has remanded four senior officers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) over allegations of large-scale fuel misappropriation, in a case that has raised fresh concerns about accountability within the military. The officers Brig Gen James Barigye Ruheesi, Col David Ociti Kidega, Maj Innocent Kikongi Mugumya, and Capt Kenneth Labwon Kinyera appeared before …

KAMPALA – Four senior officers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have been charged before the General Court Martial sitting in Makindye over allegations of misusing operational fuel for personal gain. The accused officers are James Barigye Ruheesi, David Ocitti Kidega, Innocent Kikongo Mugumya, and Kenneth Labwon Kinyera. They appeared before the military court and denied all charges brought …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda Four senior officers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks after being charged with misusing operational fuel for personal gain, in a case that prosecutors say undermined military efficiency. The officers, James Barigye Ruheesi, David Ocitti Kidega, Innocent Kikongi Mugumya, and Kenneth Labwon Kinyera, appeared Monday before …

A soldier of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been shot dead following an ambush by suspected cattle rustlers in Yumbe District. Collins Asea,North West Nile Region Police Spokesperson. The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Sergeant Mukundane Jonas, who was serving as the officer in charge of Kupia Army Detachment in Kerwa Sub-County. According to a police statement …

The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has expressed concern over the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) involvement in government contract awards, warning that the practice is stunting the growth of local companies and poses a risk to the country’s economic development. Addressing journalists at the PFF headquarters on Katonga Road in Kampala, the party’s Deputy President, Dr Lulume Bayiga, criticised …

Kampala– Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed allegations that Road Blocks which were mounted on Kampala- Gayaza Road are not aiming at looking for National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobiwine but are aimed at ensuring sanity on the road as well as ensuring full compliance with traffic regulations by all motorists. Road Blocks on Gayaza Road …

Entebbe – Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, has chaired a meeting of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) High Command at State House, Entebbe, to review the country’s security situation. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni chairing the UPDF high command meeting The meeting, held in line with established tradition, assessed the prevailing security environment …

son of President Yoweri Museveni has drawn sharp criticism from press freedom advocates after posting a series of inflammatory messages on social media targeting independent journalists. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, commander of Uganda’s People’s Defence Forces, used his now-deleted Twitter account to issue warnings against reporters from the Daily Monitor, one of Uganda’s most prominent independent newspapers. In the posts, he …