Saturday, February 7, 2026

UPDF gets New Deputy Commander of the UPDF Land Forces.

 Brigadier General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga has been promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed  the Deputy Commander of the UPDF Land Forces, Acting Director Defence Public Information Colonel CHRIS MAGEZI said in a statement.


According to the statement, the appointment took effect in December 2025 after Major General Takirwa fell ill.


Major General Ssemwanga replaces Major General Francis Takirwa (RIP) who passed away this morning after illness. He was until recently the Contingent Commander of UPDF troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).

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