Namayingo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Lolwe and Sigulu islands in Namayingo want the UPDF leadership to disband the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU for alleged gross human rights violations. This came up during a public meeting alias Baraza organised by the Chief of Staff of Land Forces Maj. Gen. Leopold …
Read More »UPDF bars LDUs from daytime operations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces –UPDF has barred Local Defense Unit–LDU personnel from daytime security operations. A statement by the newly appointed Defense Ministry Spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso, says although LDUs who have completed a fresher training are going to be redeployed, their role is restricted …
Read More »Academy commander calls for renovation of training facilities
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The commandant of Non-Commissioned Officers’ Academy- NCOA, Col. Saad Katemba has stressed the need to renovate dilapidated structures at the college. The college is comprised of old training halls with leaking roofs and breaking walls which create a poor learning environment for the trainees. Speaking …
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