Tag Archives: UPDF soldiers

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of police officers stormed Post Bank branch in Mbale town on Monday afternoon to enforce physical distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive measures. The police officers led by Nesperio Kizza, the Officer in charge of operations at Mbale central police station faced …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three South Sudanese Liberation Army- SPLA soldiers have been killed in a gunfire exchange with Uganda People Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers in Goboro along the Uganda-South Sudan border. The SPLA soldiers reportedly entered Kochi sub county in Yumbe district on Sunday afternoon and were intercepted …

Kikube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The bodies of two suspected nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo who were shot dead on Lake Albert have been handed over to the DRC government.  The two; Opio Ozelle and Singa Kowe were killed in a fire exchange with Uganda Peoples Defense Forces …

Kikube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Security personnel guarding the closed Uganda-DR Congo border in Kikuube district are on the spot for allegedly aiding the illegal entry of Congolese businessmen into Uganda.    Teams comprising Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers and Uganda Police Force were recently deployed to guard the closed Border …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers are to spend six months in prison for assaulting civilians at Elegu border town in Amuru district. They are Lance Corporal Constantine Winyi Abor, Privates Muhammad Makanga, John Mack Eboku, Robert Mutenga, Sylvester Ayo and Emma Ayimbisibwe. UPDF …

Lamwo, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Security personnel have shot and killed a stray Hyena that was on the loose in Padibe East Sub County, Lamwo district. The adult male hyena was shot on Friday in Katum East village, a short distance from a kraal where nine calves were killed by …

Nakaseke, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned Uganda People’s Defense Force- UPDF soldiers against what he called contamination. He explained that earlier armies including that of the colonial and traditional leaders misused power and turned against civilians, which led to the collapse of the country. He was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty three Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers attached to Mubende Rehabilitation center have received hearing devices worth Shillings 92 million, thanks to Starkey Hearing Foundation. The soldiers received the devices at a two day’s health camp held at Naranbhai road primary school in Jinja …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Chief of Defense forces, Gen. David Muhoozi has revealed that the army has secured funds which will be distributed to spouses of UPDF soldiers. While presiding over the end of year CDF party on Friday at the Jinja UPDF cantonment, Muhoozi says that 100 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has defended the award of medals to Uganda People’s Defence-UPDF soldiers who barred members of the probe team into land matters from accessing Mutungo hill. On February 6, the soldiers attached to External Security Organization-ESO barred Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, and her team from …