Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces –CDF, Gen David Muhoozi, has directed his deputy Lt Gen Wilson Mbadi to form an anti-coronavirus task enforcement team that will work alongside the ministry of health to encounter the global pandemic. Gen Muhoozi issued the directive to Lt Gen …
Read More »2900 Local Defence Unit personnel passed out for Karamoja mission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 3,000 Local Defence Unit personnel have been passed out at Olilim Military Training School after completing their five months training. Of these, 240 are female officers. The personnel, drawn from parts of Teso, Bukedi, Bugisu and Karamoja will all be deployed in …
Read More »Cultural integration boosts security- General Mbadi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Embracing cultural values across the East Africa member states will boost security the region’s security, Lt. Gen. Wilson Mbadi, the Deputy Chief of Defense Forces has observed. According to Mbadi, once respective member states appreciates each other’s cultural values, they can easily work together to …
Read More »Defence Ministry seeks extra UGX 130 billion for LDUs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Wilson Mbadi says that the army requires 130.5 billion shillings additional funding for Local Defence Unit (LDUs) personnel. According to Mbadi, the money is for wages, clothing, food, fuel and training of over 23,000 personnel. Mbadi made …
Read More »VIDEO: Fallen UPDF Officers Return from Somalia
VIDEO: Fallen UPDF Officers Return from Somalia Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV| The bodies of the 12 UPDF Soldiers that died on mission in Somalia have arrived in Uganda, Wednesday afternoon. The fallen soldiers were received by the Deputy Chief of Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Wilson Mbadi, along other senior officers. …
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