UPDF Senior Command and National Defence Colleges Get new Commandants

The Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed Brigadier General Alex Opolot Olupot the new Commandant of the National Defence College Uganda (NDC-U) in Jinja.

Brigadier General Olupot who was previously the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine replaces Major General Francis Okello who is due for retirement later this year.

Major General Okello was the founding Commandant since the inauguration of the advanced military education and strategic training college in 2022.

The CDF also appointed Brigadier General Micheal Kabango the Chief of Staff Land Forces as the new Commandant of Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) Kimaka, also in Jinja to replace Major General George Igumba who will similarly retire later this year.

Major Generals Francis Okello and George Igumba have had over four decades of distinguished military service during which time they held different command and staff appointments.

The retiring Generals scaled all levels of professional military education and are a stellar example to upcoming officers for their example, resilience and dedication.

"The UPDF fraternity also congratulates Brigadier Generals Alex Opolot Olupot and Micheal Kabango for their well deserved appointments. We are confident that the senior officers possess the wherewithal to take UPDF’s elite training colleges to the next level," Col Chris Magezi, the acting defence spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

The new appointees replace ones who are set to retire later this year.