By Our Reporter,
SECURITY REPORT
President Miseveni also the Commander-in-Chief of UPDF has made appoiments in the forces.
According to the UPDF PR department, the president has appointed Maj Gen Charles Okidi Deputy Commander Airforce, Brig Gen David Gonyi Chief of Staff Airforce and Col Abdul Rugumayo Deputy CMI.
Major General Charles Okidi, a senior Ugandan military officer, has been the Chief of Staff of the UPDF Air Force, effective 11 December 2019. He also served as the Director Operations at the UPDF Air Force Headquarters at Entebbe.
Museveni further named Rugumayo the Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence- CMI replacing Brig CK Asiimwe who was recently sent on further military training.
By the time of his appointment, Rugumayo has been serving as Deputy General Manager Luwero industries.
He previously served as intelligence chief for Uganda’s military operation against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in northern Uganda. At the time, Rugumayo was stationed at Gulu-based UPDF 4th Division.
Rugumayo will now deputise Maj Gen James Birungi who recently took over from Maj Gen Abel Kandiho.
Brig Gen David Gonyi who has taken over as Chief of Staff Airforce previously served on the UPDF military court martial
