Rukungiri: Wazarendo SACCO (WSACCO), a cooperative society under the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (MODVA) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), is calling on families of 60 deceased members from the Kigezi Subregion to come forward and claim unclaimed funds. The affected members come from all districts within... Read More
The Director of HIV/AIDS in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Lt. Col. Hon. Evelyn Asiimwe, has blamed the continued spread of HIV among young people on what she called careless behaviour and growing indiscipline. Hon. Asiimwe delivered the message on December 6, during day six of the ongoing Kigezi... Read More
Rukungiri: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have launched the 45th Tarehe Sita Anniversary projects in Rukungiri District as a way of giving back to the community and honoring those who sacrificed during the 1986 liberation struggle. The district launch ceremony was held on December 3, at Kakonkoma Primary School... Read More
Kisoro: Grief and fear have gripped Kisoro District following renewed highway armed robberies in which over 2.5 million shillings was stolen from two businessmen at gunpoint. The insecurity has resurfaced along the Kisoro–Mucha–Mukozi–Kasharara road in Nyundo Sub-County, a key tourism route that generates significant revenue for the government through foreign... Read More
Kisoro: Police in Kisoro District have arrested 20 suspected night criminals accused of terrorizing residents through assaults, theft, and attacks using stray dogs during nighttime operations across the municipality. According to police, the suspects—whose identities have been withheld to avoid jeopardizing ongoing investigations—are accused of snatching mobile phones, assaulting residents... Read More
Kabale: Residents of Kiringa village in Buhara Sub County, Kabale district, have stormed Buhara Police Post demanding the immediate release of their colleague, Ambrose Turamyomwe, a former contestant for the village NRM chairperson seat. Turamyomwe was reportedly arrested last evening September 22, from his home by a joint team of... Read More
Kisoro: The territorial police in Kisoro are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier in a suspected suicide by shooting. The deceased has been identified as RA. 267544 Pte. Samuel Kwesiga, 32, attached to Nyanamo detach under the 35th Battalion in Kisoro District.... Read More
Somalia: The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Force Commander, Lt Gen Sam Kavuma, has commended Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops serving under National Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI) for their discipline, dedication, and professionalism. During his maiden visit to the camp, Lt Gen Kavuma expressed satisfaction... Read More
Rukungiri: Uganda Peoples Defence Force UPDF has recruited 206 in Rukungiri and Kanungu districts at Rukungiri district offices. The recruitment started with a recruitment exercise, medical checkup, running and physical exercise. During the recruitment, the UPDF 2nd infantry Division public information Officer Maj Tabaro Kiconco, noted that the UPDF checks recruits before... Read More
Rukungiri: The Rukungiri District Police Commander (DPC), SSP Apollo Kyangungu, has cautioned school head teachers against sending pupils home over unpaid fees. Speaking during a community policing session on August 5, in Kitanda Cell, Nyakaina Parish, Buyanja Sub County, Kyangungu said ensuring that all children attend school is the responsibility... Read More