JUST IN: Museveni Promotes 380 UPDF Officers

President Museveni in army uniform

Ugandan President and Commander in Chief (CiC) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has promoted 382 and confirmed 13 Senior and Junior officer ranks of the UPDF, the national army and ministry of Defence have announced.

Museveni promoted one UPDF officer from the rank of Colonel to that of Brigadier General. He also confirmed four acting colonels to the rank of colonel.

The president promoted 18 officers from the rank of lieutenant colonel to colonel. He also confirmed five acting lieutenant colonels to the rank of lieutenant colonel

SUMMARY OF UPDF PROMOTIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS

Colonel to Brigadier General: 01
Acting Colonel to Colonel: 04
Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel: 18
Acting Lieutenant Colonel to Lieutenant Colonel: 05
Major to Lieutenant Colonel: 61
Acting Major to Major: 02
Captain to Major: 92
Acting Captain to Captain: 02
Lieutenant to Captain: 210
Total Promotions & Confirmations: 395

The president promoted 61 UPDF officers from the rank of major to that of lieutenant colonel, and confirmed two acting majors to the rank of major.

Up to 92 UPDF officers were promoted from the rank of captain to that of major while two acting captains were confirmed to the rank of captain.

A total of 210 lieutenants were promoted to the rank of captain.

UPDF spokesperson Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye said the promotions and confirmations of Senior and Junior officers were “well-deserved.”

However, Museveni’s government has previously been accused of tribalism when it comes to promotions and appointments. Some have even questioned the manner in which Museveni has been promoting his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, now a general. (See Details Here and There).

Museveni has previously responded to allegations of tribalism in the UPDF and his government. (Read Stories Here and There).

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Samuel Kamugisha is a Ugandan journalist, editor, translator, language instructor, poet, fiction and non-fiction writer. A Makerere University graduate of Journalism and Communication with a decade-long experience in news reporting, writing and editing, Kamugisha is Editor at The Pearl Times. His other journalistic work was published by The Observer. When he is not doing journalism work -- which is rare -- Kamugisha will be reading or writing a short story or a poem, or caught up in the writer's block. His new children's book 'Friends of Plastics' has been published by Room to Read and Reading Association of Uganda and can be read here: https://literacycloud.org/stories/7887-friends-of-plastic/