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Security Office of the President

GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS UPDF RECRUITMENT FOR SKILLED UGANDANS REPATRIATED FROM SOUTH AFRICA

The Government of Uganda is considering recruiting skilled Ugandans recently repatriated from South Africa into the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).

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Security Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs

GEN. NALWEYISO AND MWALIMU NYERERE HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO UGANDA'S LIBERATION STRUGGLE

Former Tanzanian President Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere and the Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence and Security Matters, Lt. Gen. Proscovia Nalweyiso, were yesterday honoured for their immense contribution to Uganda's 1981–1986 liberation struggle.

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Security Ministry of Internal Affairs

BUSOGA SUB-REGION GHETTO STRUCTURE LEADERS' RETREAT KICKS OFF IN IGANGA

The Busoga Sub-region Ghetto Structure Leaders' Retreat officially commenced yesterday, July 11, 2026, at Bishop Willis Center in Iganga Municipality, bringing together ghetto leaders from across the region for a three-day capacity-building programme.

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Security Office of the President

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI URGES NEW UPDF RECRUITS TO UPHOLD DISCIPLINE, GOOD HEALTH AND PATRIOTISM

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), has urged newly passed-out soldiers to uphold disciplin.

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Security Ministry of Internal Affairs

GOVERNMENT MOVES TO FAST-TRACK NATIONAL IDS FOR REPATRIATED UGANDANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

The government has commenced the registration and issuance of National Identity Cards to Ugandans recently repatriated from South Africa as part of a comprehensive program to facilitate their reintegration into society following their return from xenophobic violence.

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Security Ministry of ICT and National Guidance

RAMPANT CATTLE THEFT; REMEMBERING MAJ. KAMUGUNDA’S HARD FISTS

Once upon a time, there was an indefatigable army officer called Maj. Eric Kamugunda a.k.a. Runeisa famed for among others ending cattle theft in the cattle corridor of Ankole and parts of southern Buganda. Maj. (Rtd) Kamugunda is now a prominent military veteran and a farmer in

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Security Ministry of Internal Affairs

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WARNS NEW POLICE OFFICERS AGAINST CORRUPTION, URGES DISCIPLINE AND GOOD HEALTH

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged newly passed-out Probationer Police Constables and Immigration Officers to uphold discipline, safeguard their health and reject corruption.

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Security Ministry of Internal Affairs

Immigration reminds travellers to apply for passports online

The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control urges applicants to use the online passport portal to cut queues.

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