Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) in December 2025 called on its officers to actively support the leadership in the fight against corruption.
The Forces said integrity was vital to safeguarding the institution.
The call was made by the UPDF designate Defence Attaché to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brig Gen Paddy Ankunda, while officiating at the closing ceremony of a two-week induction training for UPDF investigators and prosecutors at the Legal Training Centre (LTC), Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja City.
“It is your role to protect the institution by supporting the leadership to uproot the vice of corruption in the UPDF,” said Brig Gen Ankunda.
Ankunda emphasised that the training, initiated by strategic leadership, aimed to enhance the skills of legal personnel and improve the administration of justice within the force.
He urged the officers to uphold discipline and respect for human rights, grounding their conduct in the UPDF’s core values and ideological clarity.
The General cautioned against reckless lifestyles as it could compromise their health and effectiveness.
The acting Commandant of the Legal Training Centre, Maj Sam Wako Wambuzi, said the course marked the fourth intake conducted at the institution.
He observed that the collaboration between Defence Intelligence and Security and the LTC was deliberate, as effective justice delivery requires close coordination between investigators and prosecutors.
Corruption has remained the biggest setback to Uganda’s development, with more than shs1million lost to corruption per hour in the country, according to the IGG report of 2025.
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