UPDF Warns Against Spreading Fake News Following False Reports of Soldier Deaths
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has issued a strong warning to the public against spreading malicious, harmful propaganda on social media.
In a statement released by Major Charles Kabona, the UPDF 1 Division Public Relations Officer, he urged citizens to remain vigilant and to ignore this fake news and always verify information from official channels before spreading or sharing the news.
This is in light of reports that emerged primarily in Arabic dialect, alleging that a group claiming to be...
Kyagulanyi Praises Terrorist Mukulu Again, says He did Good Murdering Kichwamba Students
The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has praised Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist group leader Jamil Mukulu, calling him a hero who deserves to be celebrated instead of being imprisoned.
Speaking during the burial of his grandmother in Matanga, Masaka district, Kyagulanyi said that even though “Jamil Kyagulanyi,” who is popularly known as Jamil Mukulu, didn’t succeed in his fight, what he did was good and deserves to be applauded.
In 1998, under the...
UPDF Hails NCOs as Heart of UPDF during Graduation of over 600 Officers
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) proudly graduated a total of 637 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and hailed them as the backbone of the military after successfully completing four months of rigorous training at the Gaddafi Military Barracks in Jinja.
The training encompassed various courses, including the Senior Non-Commissioned Officers' Course (SNCO), the Instructors' Course, and the Junior Non-Commissioned Officers' Course (JNCO).
Maj Gen Francis Takirwa, the Deputy Commander of Land Forces, officiated the graduation ceremony on December 20, 2024, and commended...
Russia-Ukraine War: Uzbek Man Confesses to Killing Senior Russian General
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested a man who confessed to having planted and detonated a bomb that killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's security service.
A footage released on Wednesday, December 19, 2024, showed the interrogation of the alleged killer of General Igor Kirillov. In the video, an arrested Uzbek citizen confessed to his involvement in the terrorist attack that resulted in Kirillov's death.
General Kirillov and his aide were killed...
Security is the Bedrock of Development—Col Katabazi to Teso RDCs, DISOs
Colonel Emmy Katabazi, the Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), has told the Resident City Commissioners (RCCs), Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Deputy RCCs and DRDCs, Assistant RCCs and ARDCs, and District Internal Security Officers (DISOs) to adopt the revolutionary mobilization methods to ensure strategic security and boost socio-economic transformation in Uganda.
Col Katabazi opened his keynote address by quoting the book of 2 Corinthians 5:20, which says, So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were...
EASF holds 33rd Policy Meeting to Enhance Regional Security
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) officially commenced its 33rd Policy Organs Meeting at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda aimed at enhancing regional security.
During the opening session on December 17,2024, Brig Gen (Rtd) Kahuria Njema, the director of the EASF Secretariat, conveyed optimism regarding the strategic contributions expected from the EASF’s Experts Work Group.
Running up to December 21, 2024, this significant assembly aims to enhance the EASF's operational readiness, which is crucial for promoting peace and stability across...
