Sam Kavuma promoted to Lieutenant General, sent to Somalia

Sam Kavuma's deployment comes after Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding was appointed Deputy Chief of Defense Forces (CDF). Gen. Okiding has been the ATMIS Force Commander.

President Yoweri Museveni recently made key changes in the army, appointing Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), replacing Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi who is now a minister of State for trade in the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives.

Gen. Kainerugaba, who is the chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda and senior presidential Advisor on Special Operations previously commanded, among others, the Special Forces Command (SFC) and Land Forces.

Defence Spokesperson Brig. Felix Kulayigye also revealed that Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu was been appointed a Senior Presidential Advisor, as his position of deputy CDF was taken over by Lt. Gen. Samuel Okiding.

Maj. Gen. Leopold Eric Kyanda, who was the Joint Chief of Staff, was appointed Defence attaché and replaced by Maj. Gen. Jackson Bakasumba.

Brig. Gen. David Mugisha, who commands SFC, has been promoted to Major General while Col. Asaph Nyakyikuru is now a Brigadier General

President Museveni also made changes in his cabinet, introducing some new faces and firing others. The President named Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi as the new Minister of State for Trade Industry and Cooperatives, replacing Harriet Ntabazi.

Mbadi has been serving as the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) of the UPDF.