The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–45,000 and consisted of land forces and an air wing. Recruitment to the forces is done annually.
Andrew Mwenda is a Ugandan print, radio and television journalist, and the founder and owner of The Independent, a current affairs newsmagazine. He was previously the political editor of The Daily Monitor, a Ugandan daily newspaper, and was the presenter of Andrew Mwenda Live on KFM Radio in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.
Internal Security Organisation (ISO) is the Uganda government's counter intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to Uganda's policy makers. It also engages in covert activities at the request of the President of Uganda. Founded in 1986, the organisation took over the duties first performed by Military Intelligence. Its headquarters are in Nakasero, Kampala.
Robert Kayanja is the founder and Senior Pastor of the Miracle Centre Cathedral, a megachurch in Kampala Founder and CEO of a Christian television Channel 44 Television.
The Miracle Centre Cathedral is a Pentecostal megachurch in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The church's Senior Pastor is Robert Kayanja. In 2017, the attendance is 15,000 people.
Moses Solomon Male is a pastor in Uganda, and Executive Director of Arising For Christ. He is a humble and outspoken critic of corruption in churches, especially those that promote prosperity theology which he calls "the gospel of extortion".
The Kampala–Jinja Highway is a road in Uganda, connecting the cities of Kampala and Jinja. Sometimes referred to as Kampala–Jinja Road, it is a busy road, with several towns, trading centers and other points of interest along the way. As of October 2016, a new, wider, four-lane dual carriageway expressway, the Kampala–Jinja Expressway, is proposed to be constructed south of the present highway to relieve traffic and complement existing transport infrastructure between Kampala and Jinja.
General Elly Tumwine is the Security Minister of Uganda, Ugandan military officer, professional artist, and educator. He served as commander of the National Resistance Army from 1984 to 1987. He is one of the highest-ranking members of the Ugandan military who recently called on police to shoot at protesters, he has also ordered the military to kidnap, illegally incarcerate and sent opposition members tobe tried in military courts based on trumped up charges which resulted in Bobi Wine supporters suing for Human Rights violations. This led United States of America to sanction the Ugandan Generals over Human rights abuses. He is also a member of the Ugandan Parliament, representing the Uganda People's Defence Force.
The Uganda Senior Command and Staff College (USCSC) is a training facility for senior commanders in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), including the army, air force, and special forces.
Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a Gaelic unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males. It is derived from the Gaelic, Hebrew, כאלב, and Germanic languages, and it is used largely in the English and Hawaiian languages. It is also a Finnish masculine given name that is a form of Kalle.
Mengo Senior School, also known as Mengo SS, is a comprehensive, mixed day school in Kampala. As of March 2020, it had 4,200 students, 144 teachers, 28 technical staff, and more than 30 support staff.
Major General Elly Kayanja, is a Ugandan military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). Effective September 2014, he is the Head of Operation Wealth Creation Programme, whose objective is to improve the standard of living of rural citizens, through farming. Previously, he served as the Deputy Director of National Intelligence, under General David Sejusa. Prior to that, he served as the Director General of the Internal Security Organisation.
Brigadier Kayanja Muhanga, is Ugandan army officer. He currently serves as the Commander of the UPDF Contingent in Somalia . He was appointed to that position in January 2014 by General Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the UPDF and the President of Uganda. Prior to that, Brigadier Muhanga served as the Commandant of the Military Police within the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
Frederick Ian Bantubano Kayanja is a Ugandan veterinarian, academic, and academic administrator. He has been the chancellor of Gulu University, a public institution of higher education, since October 2014, replacing Martin Aliker. He is a former vice chancellor of the Mbarara University of Science and Technology. He assumed that position in 1989 and stepped down in October 2014. Before that, he served as the deputy vice chancellor of Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda.
The Toro people, Tooro people or Batooro are a Bantu ethnic group, native to the Tooro Kingdom, a subnational constitutional monarchy within Uganda. Their language is called Rutooro. It closely resembles Runyoro, spoken in the neighboring kingdom of Bunyoro. A combined language is called Runyoro/Rutooro.
Muhanga is a city in Rwanda. Muhanga may also refer to
Major General Kasirye Ggwanga, was a Ugandan military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force. He was previously incarcerated as a prisoner of war for 897 days, inside both Uganda and Tanzania. He was a presidential advisor on Buganda Kingdom affairs. He was well respected for his fight towards environmental protection.
Colonel Frank Kaka Bagyenda, is a Ugandan retired military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). Effective 20 October 2020, He is Uganda's Ambassador to Angola following his appointment by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. He is the former Director General of the Internal Security Organisation, Uganda government's counter intelligence agency, responsible for providing national security intelligence to Uganda's policy makers. A position he held between January 2017 to October 2020.
Major General Sam Kiwanuka, is a senior military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), who serves as Uganda's Military Attaché to Ethiopia, based at Uganda's embassy in Addis Ababa.
Abel Kandiho, is a Ugandan major general who serves as the Chief of Military Intelligence in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
