Army

Museveni gives President Paul Kagame medals

He might not be a Ugandan but President Paul Kagame ofRwandawill on Thursday be given liberation medals in Uganda. The president of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Museveni is recognizing Kagame for his role during the National Resistance Army (NRA) liberation struggle. However many people in Uganda and across the country have asked Museveni where he did […]

Army vows to arrest opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye

The UPDF have vowed to arrest Uganda ’s opposition strongman, Col. Kiiza Besigye if he dare declare a rebellion on the government of Uganda . This follows intelligence reports that the FDC leader is plotting to declare an armed rebellion on the Kampala government. Besigye who was the first runner up during the February presidential […]

Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu refuses to receive Museveni’s car gift

It is very rare to hear stories of someone given a gift of a car and s/he rejects it. However this happened to president Museveni when he gave a car toUganda’s former army commander Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu and he rejected it.  Muntu told this informer that by law former army commanders receive cars, house […]

Traders strike in Uganda ends

 Ugandagovernment has lost over 6 billion shillings during the three day traders strike in Kampala Capital City Authority. On Wednesday this week thousands of Traders inUgandaespecially inKampalaclosed their shops protesting against the high interest rates commercial banks charge on loans.  The traders strike was peaceful although the police arrested some of the traders it suspected […]

US Marine soldier denies Ugandarebel connections

  A formerUSmarine soldier, Nix Bongomin who was arrested by Uganda Peoples Defence Forces yesterday in northernUgandaover recruiting rebels into the ‘Peoples Patriotic Front’ has denied the charges. He has told UPDF detectives in Pader today that theUgandasoldiers picked him on Monday under pretext that he was a rebel. Bongomin says that he is a law […]

List of UPDF officers promoted this week by president Museveni

President Museveni has promoted several army officers and men. The president has promoted the inspector general of Uganda police from Maj. General to Lieutenant General. The senior intelligence network operative Jacqueline Susan Mbabazi, who has been in charge of Luwero Industries, has been named senior presidential advisor on special duties. Maj. Gen. G. Owoyesigire, the […]

Opposition recruits rebel groups

The army and police are probing reports that FDC and other opposition parties are secretly recruiting people into rebel activities. This follows intelligence reports last week that led to arrest of two opposition cadres in Nansana who had been reportedly recruited into rebel activities. Sources in CMI have told us that they have recruited some […]

People impersonating others on increase in Kampala

Cases of people impersonating top government officials in a bid to embezzle funds is on increase in the third East African economy, Uganda . We are told that most of the con men mainly impersonate army generals, ministers and MPs. For instance, the police have today arrested a 19 year old student from Ntale school […]

Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi to deploy in Darfur

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces have started a training programme to prepare its soldiers for deployment to the African Union United Nations hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID). According to a source in the ministry of defence, Uganda will deploy in Darfur early next year as per UNAMID programme. We are reliably informed that UNAMID has requested […]

Lt. Col. Samson Mande enters Democratic Republic of Congo

Lt. Col. Samson Mande has been sighted in Kinshasha town of the Democratic Republic of Congo raising fears in the UPDF circles that he could be planning to invade Uganda. Mande is one of the UPDF dissidents who are believed to be planning an armed struggle on the legitimate government of Uganda. The Uganda government […]