Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF soldiers under the reserve forces have been recalled for deployment in Somalia. Maj Bilal Katamba of the UPDF First Division that superintends reserve forces says that the recalled soldiers should report to nearby barracks not later …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF has said it has no plans of withdrawing Local Defence Units – LDUs attached to various police stations in Kampala and other places upcountry. Maj. Bilal Katamba, the UPDF first division spokesperson said LDUs attached to police stations …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces -UPDF has finally come out to explain why Local Defense Forces-LDUs are deployed outside their areas of origin. On Tuesday this week, social media was abuzz with a video of Mityana district chairman Joseph Luzige being assaulted by UPDF and …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Defence Unit –LDU personnel have been arrested for allegedly assaulting people while implementing President Museveni’s covid-19 directives. UPDF First Division Spokesperson, Maj Bilal Katamba and UPDF Land Forces spokesperson, Lt Col Henry Obbo declined to give the exact numbers of LDUs who have …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price