MAJ GEN FRANCIS TAKIRWA

Major General Francis Takirwa is a military officer in Uganda who currently serves as the commanding officer of the Second Division of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces in Mbarara, Western Region. He was born on November 7, 1965, in Mbarara District and attended Mbarara Junior School for his primary education, followed by Mbarara High School for O-Level studies, after which he joined the Uganda Military.[2]

In 1994, he attended the Junior Command and Staff Course at the Uganda Junior Staff College in Jinja and later completed the Company Commanders Course at the Tanzania Military Academy at Monduli in 1998. In 2006, he attended the Army Senior Command Course at Nanjig Army Command College in Nanjing, China. He obtained a Diploma in African Strategic Studies from the Nasser Higher Military Academy in Giza, Egypt, in 2009. He also completed an Executive National Security Programme at the South African National Defence College.

Military

Major General Francis Takirwa has a long history of service in the Ugandan military dating back to 1989. Throughout his career, he has held various leadership roles, including a tour in Somalia as part of the UPDF contingent to AMISOM from 2011 to 2012. Prior to his current position as commanding officer of the Second Division of the UPDF, Takirwa served as the chief of Education, Sports, and Culture in the UPDF. He took over from Major General Kayanja Muhanga, who left to pursue further studies at the South African National Defence College.