The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations (SPA/SO), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed Brigadier General Jackson Pande Kajuba as the new Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Armoured Division based in Masaka.
Brigadier General Pande Kajuba replaces the late Major General Deus Sande, who passed away on Wednesday after suffering severe breathing complications.
Prior to his appointment, Brigadier General Pande Kajuba served as the Deputy Commander of the UPDF Armoured Division under Major General Sande.
In the same changes, Colonel Wilson Bagonza Rwakanara from the Special Forces Command (SFC) has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and appointed Deputy Commander of the UPDF Armoured Division.
According to the Acting Director, Defence Public Information MODVA/UPDF, Colonel Chris Magezi, the appointments take immediate effect.
He congratulated the General Officers upon their new appointments and wishes them success in the execution of their duties.
