The promoted officers include three from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to full Colonel; 27 of them from Major to Lieutenant Colonel and 498 from Captain to Major.
Brig. Gen Agnes Musoke, the one woman among the officers promoted, is a member of the General Court Martial, a position she was appointed to in 2016 while at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Those promoted include Major General Joram Mugume who now becomes Lt. General, Brigadier Keinerugaba Muhoozi, the Commandant of Special Forces is now Major General and Colonel Charles Lutaya is promoted to Brigadier.
Some of those promoted are David Mugoya and Francis Kateraho, who were promoted from Major to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Others are Samuel Katamanya, Michael Ssempijja, and Joseph Ochari who have been promoted to the rank of Major from the rank of captain.
Colonel Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Yoweri Museveni’s son, is among senior army officers who have been promoted to higher ranks in a military shake-up announced by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday. Muhoozi has been promoted to Brigadier and appointed commander of the now expanded Special Forces Command—SFC.
