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By Mulengera Reporters With the acquiescence of the UN Security Council, as Russia and China abstained, President Donald Trump late last year proclaimed his “Gaza Board for Peace” under which the US Administration intends to coordinate the stabilization and reconstruction of Gaza.   The Palestinian territory has endured years of relentless bombing and humanitarian crisis as Israel Prime Minister Bibi …

At least 20 Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers were injured on Saturday after a military truck transporting them to their duty stations overturned in Agago, northern Uganda. The soldiers were among hundreds who passed out from Labwordwong Military Training School on Thursday and were being deployed to various military units under the Fourth Infantry Division. While initial reports indicated …

At least 24 soldiers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) were injured on Saturday after a military truck overturned in Agago District while transporting personnel to Gulu City. × ]]]]>]]> The accident involved a military vehicle attached to the 5th Infantry Division Training School in Labwordwong. The soldiers were travelling to the 4th Infantry Division Barracks in Gulu when …

Viewers: 90,007 By Spy Uganda The Head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke, has called on senior logistics officers in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to strengthen accountability and transparency in the management of military resources, warning that corruption within the logistics chain poses a direct threat to operational readiness and national security. Brig. …

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 …