The new Joint Staff Training and Doctrine Command Brig Gen Wycliffe Keita has officially taken over office from the outgoing Commandant Brig Gen Alex Olupot at a ceremony that took place yesterday at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya.
Brig Gen Olupot now assumes his new role as Commandant of the National Defence College, Uganda.
The ceremony was presided over by the Chief of Joint Staff Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba who reaffirmed the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ commitment to enhancing military training, which he described as central to operational effectiveness.
“Training is the backbone of what we do, and we shall give this department whatever it needs to ensure it effectively prepares Ugandans to the required standard,” Maj Gen Bakasumba said.
Maj Gen Bakasumba also urged Brig Gen Keita to uphold integrity and resist any form of misconduct.
“Observe zero tolerance to corruption and enforce the highest level of training to protect this country. Do not let anyone lure you into wrongdoing; it is destructive,” He warned.
Brig Gen Olupot expressed gratitude to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander-in-Chief, for the trust placed in him, and acknowledged the support of Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the UPDF leadership.
He encouraging his successor to remain mission-focused, he said that he has the capacity to take the department to greater heights and has had full confidence that he will deliver.
In response, Brig Gen Keita pledged to serve with loyalty and resolve and said that he deeply honoured to take over the office of Joint Staff Training and Doctrine Command saying that the lessons from my previous assignments will guide him in this new role and will perform my duties with unwavering commitment and before this appointment, Brig Gen Keita served as Commandant of the Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba.
The ceremony was attended by the Joint Staff Human Resource Brig Gen James Kinalwa, the Joint Staff Finance Brig Robert Mugabe and Senior and Junior officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces.
