Army

UPDF completes ‘best’ health centre in Karamoja

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially commissioned a health centre III at Moruita in Nakapiripirit district, in southern part of Karamoja sub region. The CDF General Aronda Nyakairima who was the chief guest today opened a health centre III in Moruita in Nakapiripirit district amidst ululations from the locals. The health centre which he […]

Uganda Parliament to get alternate panel of Speakers

Parliament will soon appoint a panel of Speakers to preside over the house in the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. This is contained among several proposals tabled by the Parliament Standing Committee on Rules Privileges and Discipline in parliament . The Committee chaired by West Budama North MP  Fox Odoi proposes that four assistant Speakers […]

Public Accounts Committee to investigate Burundi war payment

The Public Accounts Committee is to investigate in details the circumstances under which Burundi Government was paid 14 Million Dollars compensation in exchange of   supplied material to President Museveni’s National Resistance Army rebels during the bush war (1981-1986) and after the liberation war, the support was converted into a national debt. During the Committee meeting Chaired by […]

Intelligence: LRA rebels reorganizing

Latest intelligence indicates that some ruminants of LRA rebels have started reorganizing themselves in an attempt of advancing towards Uganda this Christmas season. Security sources say that by Thursday last week, the Ugandan army got information that LRA rebels had sent spies to Nimule (an area located on the Sudan – Uganda boarder). In a […]

Gen. Aronda Nyakairima opens state of the art garage in Karamoja

The Chief of Defence forces General Aronda Nyakairima yesterday flew to Moroto to open up a state of the art garage constructed by BABCON Construction Company and supervised by UPDF Engineering brigade. The facility situated in Moroto barracks 3rd Division headquarters will be open for both army and public use.   The general who was […]

America sends intelligence agents to train Uganda how to use satellite imaging

We are told that a group of about 17 US commandos from the CIA and FBI have been sent to Uganda to boost UPDF’s ability in using satellite imaging to track down the movements of the reminants of LRA rebels who are led by Joseph Kony. The first contingent of US commandos was sent to […]

ADF, LRA plan to bomb Kampala Uganda

Security has been beefed up in Kampala and Entebbe following intelligence reports that the Al Shabaab terrorists are planning to use bad hearted people in Uganda to strike on Kampala during the Christmas season. According to very impeccable intelligence sources, the security chiefs from ISO, CMI, police and ESO are in secret plans trying to abort the ill plans of the Al Shabaab […]

UPDF boss Nyakairima in court over knocking civilian

The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima has been sued in court for knocking down a boda-boda cyclist. Joseph Male who was knocked down by one of the cars in Gen. Nyakayirima’s convoy says that the incident occurred on 16th of July 2009. In his, Male says that when he was riding to Matuga […]

Former LRA commander Kwoyelo remanded back to Luzira prison

Former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander, Thomas Kwoyelo has been remanded to Luzira prison, a day after the High court issued a directive for his release. Yesterday, a panel of three Constitutional Court justices led by Constance Byamugisha dismissed an application filed by government seeking to block Kwoyelo’s official release Friday. The government had filed […]