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Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forcesoldiers have shot dead a suspected Jie Karimojong warrior in a gunfire exchange in Kaabong town. The 15 minutes gunfire exchange broke out when the Jie warriors from Kotido raided a protected Kraal in Kabaong town on Wednesday night. Moses Korobe, one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the Land Forces in the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has ordered the repatriation of some UPDF officers from the Ugandan contingent in Equatorial Guinea behind the rumour that some soldiers were planning a revolt against their top commander. Last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has warned the public against falling prey to fraudsters as it announced that they are recruiting more 10,000 Local Defence Units-LDU to beef up village security. Lt. Col Ronald Kakurungu, who is the deputy defence and army spokesperson said the …

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gombolola Internal Security Officers and Peace Committee chairpersons in Karamoja region are no longer staying in their homes for fear of attack by cattle rustlers. The armed rustlers have turned their guns against GISOs and Peace Committee chairpersons for reporting them to Uganda People’s Defense …

Why did Commander-in-Chief keep many others in, who want out? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The recent retirement of 14 UPDF Generals; Ivan Koreta, Pecos Kutesa, Jim Owoyesigire, Robert Rusoke, Fred Mugisha and nine others follows a pattern of careful selection. Some Generals who have clamoured for retirement from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | On Thursday this week, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the commander in chief of all armed forces retired 14 Generals and other senior members of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). At a function held at State House Entebbe, Museveni enumerated the role of each …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces has called on retiring UPDF senior officers and Generals to use their pension appropriately in order to live a dignified life. Museveni said if the retiring officers squander their pension and go …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has partnered with the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to construct 25 industrial parks across Uganda. The partnership was Thursday formally announced in a meeting between UIA’s Director General Robert Mukiza and the Managing Director of National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), Lt …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA field service team has arrested a man identified as Davis Bakashabaruhanga who was allegedly found smuggling 200 high end ink pens, worth 300 million shillings. Bakashabaruhanga, who donned full military attire was reportedly driving a truck registration number UAE 050F accompanied by …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Wazalendo SACCO has commissioned a cash branch at Chieftaincy of Mubende Rehabilitation Centre (CMRC), bringing the total number of cash operating branches to three. The other two being Bombo and Jinja branches. WSACCO has a total of 19 branches …