The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, 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.
Brig. Gen. Pande Kajuba replaces Major General Deus Sande, who passed away on Wednesday after suffering severe breathing complications.
Prior to his appointment, Brig. Gen. Pande Kajuba served as Deputy Commander of the Armoured Division under the late Maj. Gen. Sande. His elevation is part of a series of changes announced by the CDF, which take immediate effect.
In a related development, Colonel Wilson Bagonza Rwakanara of the Special Forces Command (SFC) has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and appointed Deputy Commander of the UPDF Armoured Division.
The UPDF congratulated the newly appointed and promoted officers, expressing confidence in their leadership and wishing them success in the execution of their duties.
The announcement was made by Colonel Chris Magezi, Acting Director of Defence Public Information at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA/UPDF).