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Vision, Mission, Objectives & Mandate

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Our Mission

To defend and protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, and the Constitution that encapsulates people’s sovereignty through popular will.

Our Vision

Transform the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) into a modern , professional, efficient and accountable Force anchored on a strong civil-military partnership

UPDF Mandate

To preserve and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda.

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces was so named in the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. It was initially called the National Resistance Army which was the Force that fought the February 6, 1981 to January 26, 1986 Liberation war that saw the final overthrow of dictatorship in Uganda. NRA picked up the struggle from earlier Liberation struggles of the 1970’s against oppressive and anti People Governments in Uganda.

Right from the immediate post-colonial era, the state was by nature and characters an oppressive one. At independence, the same army recruited, trained and left behind by the colonialists just changed the name from King’s African Rifle (KAR) to first Uganda Rifles (UR) and then Uganda Army (UA). KAR’s main function was to repress and suppress any opposition to the British rule. The senior non commissioned officers in KAR, like Idi Amin, who had been promoted on account of their brutality against the MAU MAU freedom fighters, became officers in the UA. It would be excessive naivety to expect the rule of terror to have changed by a mere change of guards.

UPDF HIGH COMMAND

  • H.E GEN YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI
    H.E GEN YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI
    PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF (CIC) OF THE UPDF
  • GEN MUHOOZI KAINERUGABA
    GEN MUHOOZI KAINERUGABA
    CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCES (CDF)
  • LT GEN SAMUEL OKIDING
    LT GEN SAMUEL OKIDING
    DEPUTY CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCES AND INSPECTOR OF DEFENCE FORCES (DCDF/IG)
H.E GEN YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF (CIC) OF THE UPDF
H.E GEN YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI

President Yoweri Museveni is a Ugandan politician and military leader who has been in power since 1986. He was born on September 15, 1944, in Ntungamo, southwestern Uganda.

Museveni came to power after a five-year guerrilla war in which he led the National Resistance Army (NRA) against the government of Milton Obote. Since then, he has been reelected in a series of contested elections, with the most recent being in January 2021.

Under Museveni’s leadership, Uganda has experienced economic growth and development, with poverty rates decreasing and access to education and healthcare improving. He has implemented policies aimed at promoting agriculture, infrastructure development, and foreign investment.

Museveni has also been praised for his efforts to bring peace and stability to Uganda, ending decades of civil war and insurgency in the northern part of the country.

Furthermore, he has played a key role in regional politics, particularly in the East African Community, promoting integration and cooperation among African nations. He has been a vocal advocate for African unity and self-sufficiency, and has championed the cause of African development and progress on the international stage.

In addition, President Museveni has been recognized for his leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda, with the country being hailed as a model for other nations in terms of its comprehensive approach to prevention, treatment, and care.

GEN MUHOOZI KAINERUGABA
CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCES (CDF)
GEN MUHOOZI KAINERUGABA
LT GEN SAMUEL OKIDING
DEPUTY CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCES AND INSPECTOR OF DEFENCE FORCES (DCDF/IG)