Maj. Gen. George Igumba, the commandant of SCSC noted that this year’s cultural gala was themed, “appreciating our cultural values for promotion of security and unity." He challenged the student officers to use the cultural display as a stepping stone to effectively serve their respective communities.
The handover was witnessed by UPDF’s top brass, led by the Chief of Defense forces, Gen Wilson Mbadi, his deputy Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu and the joint chief of staff Maj. Gen. Leopold Kyanda.
The participants are drawn from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and South Sudan. The Democratic Republic of Congo sent 10 observers to oversee the exercise.
Through its training, the academy provides soldiers with the fundamentals to command, administer troops under their command, and career guidance to enable them to sustain themselves and their families during the conduct of their duties and after service.
The Kiira Regional police commander, SSP Dauda Hiriga, says that the structures are dilapidated, the toilet systems have broken down and the electric wire lines are worn out, which risks the safety of officers.
He was enthroned at a function presided over by His Eminence, Metropolitan, Jeronymos Muzeeyi, the archbishop of the Orthodox Church in Uganda on Sunday 27th, February 2022.
His Eminence the Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubaje rallied mourners to emulate Dr. Balonde's unique character of tolerance and peaceful resolution of differences.
NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi spent the whole of Monday in running battles with security personnel in a quest to control crowds around him.
State Minister for Fisheries Hellen Adoa who commissioned the ongoing works tasked encroachers to keep off the shoreline as their illegal farmlands continue to weaken the water banks, forcing them to float along Lake Victoria.
