President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces has promoted 76 UPDF Officers.
Among them is the Deputy CMI Chief Col Abdul Rugumayo who has been elevated to Brig Gen.
Former Deputy CMI boss Brig CK Asiimwe has been removed from his position and sent for training in the latest changes by President Museveni who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces.
The Inspector General of Police Okoth Ochola has welcomed the appointment of Maj Gen Abel Kanidho as the new Police Chief of Joint Staff.
Maj Gen James Birungi has taken over as the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence boss, replacing Maje Gen Abel Kandiho.
The ceremony was presided over by the Chief of Defense Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Mbuya.
Former Commander of UPDF Special Forces Maj Gen James Birungi has been appointed Chief of Military Intelligence, replacing Maj Gen Abel Kandiho, the Kampala Post has learnt.
Maj Gen Kandiho has now been posted to South Sudan as a Uganda's special envoy.
Ugandan intelligence has discovered that Kakwenza Rukirabashaija who has been running a smear campaign against Ugandan government officials is a Rwandan agent.
The commander of the UPDF Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced the arrest of the leader of Uganda Homeland Liberation Force (UHLF), one of the rebel outfits blamed for the recent attacks on Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) detaches in northern Uganda.
Ugandan security and intelligence services working closely with their Israeli counterparts interdicted efforts by elements of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to operate in the country, the Kampala Post has learnt.
By Denis K. Mukasa
Dear Gawaya Tegulle,
President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander-in-Chief of Uganda's Armed Forces has made promotions in the Uganda People's Defence Forces.
