Published on 22/11/2024
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), met with General Rudzani Maphwanya, Chief of the South African National Defense Force, at the Special Forces Command Headquarters in Entebbe.
Attendees included Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, Commander of Land Forces, Lt Gen Charles Okidi, Commander Airforce, Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, Chief of Joint Staff, Maj Gen James Birungi, Chief of Defense Intelligence and Security, Brig Gen Michael Nyarwa, Marines Commander, and other senior UPDF officers. The South African delegation comprised top military leaders.
General Kainerugaba welcomed General Maphwanya, thanking him for the visit and assuring him that Uganda is his home. They discussed military affairs of mutual interest, building on the long history of cooperation between UPDF and South Africa, including military training exchange programs.
It should be noted that General Kainerugaba himself attended the Executive National Security Program at South Africa’s National Defense College in 2012.
Since assuming the office of the CDF, Gen Kainerugaba has met counterparts and military leaders from several countries including Rwanda, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Qatar, Mali among others.
