On Thursday evening, the first group of Ugandan students who had been stuck in the ongoing Joint Iran/ Israel bombing of Iran, arrived at Entebbe International Airport aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight at 5:45 pm. The students who are all pursuing their studies from Ahlul Bayt International University in Tehran were received by the state minister for […]
When Fredrick Namara Karuhanga was left for dead along the shores of Mbeya Island in Mukono District in 2023, few imagined that his fight for survival would one day turn into a fight against the very justice system he had sought protection from. Namara, who was brutally assaulted by a gang allegedly commanded by Major […]
For days, Fredrick Namara Karuhanga lay unconscious after a brutal assault that nearly claimed his life in March 2023. Severely beaten, abandoned along the lakeshores of Mbeya Island in Mukono District, and stripped of his property, Namara survived only after marine soldiers intervened and rushed him for medical attention. He later opened a criminal case, […]
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has paid tribute to the late Major General Deus Sande Karachi, former Commander of the Armoured Division in Masaka, during a requiem Mass held at Bugonga Catholic Church in Entebbe. Maj Gen Sande passed away on Wednesday after suffering breathing complications. Speaking on behalf of the government, the Minister […]
This letter is addressed specially to the person of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). A highly respected personality in the national forces and the general society, General Kainerugaba, you take the due flowers as a keen lover of sports. Unquestionably, sports remain your number […]
The General Court Martial has resumed operations after more than a year- long suspension following a Supreme Court ruling that it was operating without legal backing. On Thursday, the Brig Gen Richard Tukachungurwa led court martial resumed hearing of cases with a murder case involving a National Forestry Authority (NFA) enforcement officer and 11 civilians. […]
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Masaka Armoured Division Commander Major General Deus Sande, has passed on due to health complications in the wee hours of Wednesday in Mpigi district. According to the UPDF acting spokesperson, Col. Chris Magezi, Maj Gen Sande died at around 3:45am on his way to Kampala to attend the funeral […]
The acting Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson, Col. Chris Magezi, has revealed that the late deputy commander land forces, Maj Gen Francis Takirwa died from stroke related complications on Saturday morning. In a brief statement released following the news of Takirwa’s passing, Col. Magezi noted that Maj Gen Takirwa died at 6am from complications […]
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) deputy commander land forces, Maj Gen Francis Takirwa has died. According to sources, Takirwa who has served in the UPDF since 1989 passed on after a long period of illness. Takirwa previously served as the commanding officer of the Second Division of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces in Mbarara, […]
The Sembabule District Police has arrested two Uganda People’s Defence Soldiers (UPDF) over the violence that marred the local council elections in Sembabule Town council which saw two civilians left injured after UPDF soldiers allegedly shot at the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate William Kangave’s car on Wednesday. According to the Greater Masaka Regional Police […]
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