The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed Brigadier General Chris Bagonza as the new Chief of Staff of the Land Forces (COS LF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), with headquarters in Bombo.
Prior to this appointment, Brigadier General Bagonza served as the Deputy Joint Staff for Human Resource Management at the Joint UPDF Services Headquarters in Mbuya, working under Brigadier General Jimmy Kinalwa.
He succeeds Brigadier General Micheal Kabango, who was recently named Commandant of the Senior Command and Staff College, Kimaka, in Jinja.
In a related development, Colonel Nelson Ahebwa has been appointed Deputy Joint Staff Chief Political Commissar of the UPDF, a department currently headed by Major General Henry Masiko.
Colonel Chris Magezi, Acting Director of Defence Public Information, confirmed that the appointments take immediate effect.
On behalf of the UPDF fraternity, Colonel Magezi congratulated the newly appointed General and senior officers on their well-deserved promotions and extended best wishes as they assume their new responsibilities.
