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NAIROBI – In a bombshell press conference that has sent shockwaves through Uganda and the wider East African community, two Kenyan nationals recently freed from detention in Uganda have made stunning allegations, claiming they were held and tortured in the same cell as the brother of a powerful Ugandan minister and that their captors were taking direct orders from President Museveni’s …

Kigezi to Host 45th Tarehe Sita Celebrations as UPDF Honors Region’s Liberation Legacy | Voice of Bugerere Home Security Kigezi to Host 45th Tarehe Sita Celebrations as UPDF Honors Region’s Liberation Legacy

Soroti City — President Yoweri Museveni on Monday revisited the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) wartime exploits in Teso, recalling how government forces used air power to defeat a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels group led by Vincent Otti nearly two decades ago. Addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign rally in Soroti City, Museveni narrated how the Uganda People’s Defence …

Shock and horror have rocked Ugandan army ranks after a soldier deployed in eastern DR Congo went on a drunken shooting spree, killing his commanding officer, his boss’s bodyguard and two women in a bar brawl reportedly sparked by jealousy. The Saturday night bloodbath reportedly happened in Mahagi Territory near Zale Airport, when the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) sergeant …

Western Uganda — At least five people were killed as suspected attackers launched coordinated assaults on Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and police installations across Kasese, Fort Portal, and Bundibugyo districts. The incidents occurred late on Friday, October 31, and into the morning of November 1, 2025. In Bundibugyo District, the Resident District Commissioner, Rt. Maj. John Mugabirwe, confirmed that …

Security has been beefed up along the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo road following coordinated attacks by unknown assailants. UPDF troops and police are patrolling, particularly around Ibonde Trading Center in Fort Portal City North Division, with all vehicles from Bundibugyo and Ntoroko being searched. The early Saturday raids left at least ten suspected attackers dead across Fort Portal, Kasese, and Bundibugyo. In …

Security has been beefed up along the Fort Portal–Bundibugyo road following coordinated attacks by unknown assailants. UPDF troops and police are patrolling, particularly around Ibonde Trading Center in Fort Portal City North Division, with all vehicles from Bundibugyo and Ntoroko being searched. The early Saturday raids left at least ten suspected attackers dead across Fort Portal, Kasese, and Bundibugyo. In …

Post Views: 2 BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE(MK)IN BUSHENYIwww.mknewslink.comA close friend to Lukwago Muhammand and a UPDF deserter as well as a top criminal was arrested for cutting two people one Agaba who is still hospitalized and Gideon Ainebyoona who has healed.Sam Suwed aka blood a UPDF deserter was arrested recently for cutting two people in Gaza Kizinda. www.mknewslink.com MD …

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has underscored the importance of integrating gender considerations in modern peace support operations. Ms-Monica-Musyoni addressing the participants. Courtesy photo  Speaking at the the closure of a ten-day training on Gender in Peace Support Operations at Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability, Jinja, the Chief of Staff, Hq URDC, Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso, highlighted that integrating gender …

Gulu– The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division has welcomed Brig Gen Paul Muwonge as the new Deputy Division Commander. The incoming and outgoing Deputy Commander exchanging Instruments of Power. The handover and takeover ceremony, presided over by the Division Commander Maj Gen Felix Busizoori, saw Brig Gen Jackson Kayanja handing over office to Brig Gen Muwonge. Maj …