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Fact-Check: UPDF Dismisses Viral Claim on JATT, Kawempe North By-Election

Fact-Check: UPDF Dismisses Viral Claim on JATT, Kawempe North By-Election

Claim: A widely circulated statement attributed to UPDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Felix Kulayigye claims that the UPDF does not know the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT), only hears about them in the media, and that their focus is on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Eastern Congo, not the

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UPDF Finally Breaks Silence With Tough Statement After NUP Candidate Get Brutally Attacked

UPDF Finally Breaks Silence With Tough Statement After NUP Candidate Get Brutally Attacked

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has finally broken its silence, issuing a strong statement denying any involvement in the brutal attack on National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary candidate Erias Nalukoola and TOP TV journalist Ibrahim Miracle.

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"I can Salute for Kyagulanyi If Voted for As President" General Felix Says, Speaks On This Issue

"I can Salute for Kyagulanyi If Voted for As President" General Felix Says, Speaks On This Issue

Ugandas Peoples Defence Forces spokesperson, Major General Felix Kulayigye has stated that he would salute National Unity Platform, President Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine of the people of Uganda vote for him as President.

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UPDF Responds Strongly To Viral Fake Document Defying Supreme Court Ruling

UPDF Responds Strongly To Viral Fake Document Defying Supreme Court Ruling

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed as fake a letter circulating on social media, which claims that the military is rejecting a Supreme Court ruling and threatening judicial officials.The let

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$200m Namibia-UPDF Radio Deal: Why Gen Muhoozi Ordered Col Ssemakula Arrest

$200m Namibia-UPDF Radio Deal: Why Gen Muhoozi Ordered Col Ssemakula Arrest

Details have emerged about the circumstances under which the chief of Communications and IT (CCIT) in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel Peter Ssemakula was arrested and detained by military authorities.

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Speculations Surrounding the Whereabouts of Ex-IGP Kale Kayihura Years After Losing Power

Speculations Surrounding the Whereabouts of Ex-IGP Kale Kayihura Years After Losing Power

General Edward Kalekezi "Kale" Kayihura, born on December 26, 1955, in Kisoro District, Western Uganda, is a Ugandan lawyer, military general, and former Inspector General of Police (IGP). He served as the IGP from 2005 until his dismissal in March 2018. Kayihura's early education took him from

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UPDF Pressured to Take Action as Retired Generals Allegedly Cause Political Havoc

UPDF Pressured to Take Action as Retired Generals Allegedly Cause Political Havoc

Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has called on the deputy Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, to take immediate action against two retired army officers he accused of engaging in misconduct.

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Uganda’s military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling

Uganda’s military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling

The government’s move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni’s concentration of powerKampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Jour

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UNTOLD STORY: Shs 30bn UPDF’s Israel-made Drone Crashed in DRC

UNTOLD STORY: Shs 30bn UPDF’s Israel-made Drone Crashed in DRC

A Shs 30bn UPDF drone crashed in the eastern Republic of Congo (DRC) in late 2024 during a secret reconnaissance operation, a United Nations report has revealed. The incident, which occurred on the evening of

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M23 Rebels Edge Closer to Key Town in East DR Congo

M23 Rebels Edge Closer to Key Town in East DR Congo

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Friday moved closer to a key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), capturing a nearby area, sources told AFP.The March 23 Movement (M23), a militia supported by neighborin

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