Tag: UPDF

NUP Petition’s Court Challenging UPDF Amendment Act

The National Unity Platform has filed petition at the Constitutional Court of appeal challenging the recently passed UPDF Amendment Act which took back civilians to military courts. The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi, while addressing journalists at the constitutional court on Wednesday said in passing the law, Parliament abused the rules of procedure […]

Fraudster arrested pretending to be a UPDF General

The Deputy spokesperson for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Col Chris Magezi has revealed that the force has arrested a notorious conman who has allegedly scammed a number of foreign investors while pretending to be a UPDF ‘General Isa’. “Fraud alert: the public is hereby informed that the notorious conman here below who calls […]

Five dead in UPDF helicopter crash

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Director Defence Public information Maj Gen Felix Kulaigye has confirmed the death of five people in the UPDF helicopter crash at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday morning. In statement, Kulaigye said the five were part of the eight personnel who were on board at […]

Female Suicide Bomber Killed in Kalerwe Market – UPDF

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has revealed that it has killed a female suicide bomber at Kalerewe Market on Sunday Morning. “A female suicide bomber has been killed in Kalerwe Market. The bomb squad is on the ground carrying out investigations” a post on the official UPDF X handle reads. However, the forces don’t […]

Chaos, low voter turn up & Heavy Military deployment Mar Youth Elections

On Thursday, the country went to the polls for the highly anticipated National Youth elections for youth to elect their Village Youth Council members, however the process was marred by chaos, low voter turn, late arrival of officials, missing voter registers, voter manipulation, military and police intimidation and threats to opposition supporters that disrupted elections […]

ADF responsible for foiled Munyonyo Basilica bombing – UPDF

By Our Reporter The UPDF Director Defence Public Information Col Chris Magezi has blamed an attempted bomb attack by a female suicide bomber on the Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) based in Eastern Congo. “This morning at around 8:30, our counter terrorism units intercepted a suicide bomber riding on a motorcycle […]

We were trailing Munyonyo bombers- UPDF

By Our Reporter The UPDF Ag Director Defence Public Information, Col Chris Magezi has revealed that the force was trailing the two suspected terrorists who were killed in an explosion as they rode on Boda boda towards the Munyonyo Matrys shrine. In a post via his X account, Col Magezi said the duo were killed […]

Kanungu man arrested over video threat to end Museveni rule

By URN Security agencies in Kanungu district have arrested a man who appeared in a viral video declaring his mission to end President Yoweri Museveni’s rule. The suspect, who identified himself only as Esau, is believed to be in his late 40s and a resident of Kamutungu village, Nyakatunguru ward in Kihihi town council. On […]