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12 November 2025, 5:13 pm
UPDF to celebrate 45 years of existence in 2026
By Richard Musaazi The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will celebrate 45 years of existence since its establishment in the 1980s. The celebration day, known as Tarehe Sita, a Swahili phrase meaning “the sixth day,” is marked every year on…
29 September 2025, 6:26 pm
UPDF arrests fake “major” over kidnapping, forgery, and impersonation
By Kyeyune Ali Today, at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Mbuya, the spokesperson of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), Major General Felix Kulayigye, confirmed the arrest of Mr Mugwanya Shaban, alias “Major Shaban,” who is currently in UPDF…
31 July 2025, 4:41 pm
UPDF releases shortlisted candidates for 2025 recruitment exercise
By Edwin Okurmu Kisa The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially released the list of candidates shortlisted for the 2025 recruitment exercise following the successful submission of applications. The names of successful applicants can now be accessed on the…
7 February 2025, 10:53 am
Museveni urges Ugandans to embrace the money economy at Tarehe Sita
By Ronald Ssemagonja, Kyotera Following the victory on 6th February 1981, the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has been commemorating this day across various parts of the country. Tarehe Sita was established to celebrate the founding of a people’s army.…
28 January 2025, 8:17 pm
Preparations for the 44th Tarehe Sita celebrations in high gear
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has released a programme for activities to commemorate the 44th anniversary of Tarehe Sita at Kasana playgrounds, Kyotera district. Speaking to the media at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, the…
6 September 2024, 2:37 pm
General Aronda Nyakairima to be remembered in style
By Ronald Ssemagonja On 12th September 2015, the country was ‘frozen’ following the announcement of the death of General Aronda Nyakairima, a senior army officer, pan-Africanist, and former Minister for Internal Affairs, who passed away in the United Arab Emirates.…