KAMPALA- The Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed Brigadier General Alex Opolot Olupot the new Commandant of the National Defence College Uganda (NDC-U) in Jinja.
Brig Gen Olupot was previously the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine and replaces Maj Gen Francis Okello who is due for retirement later this year.
Major General Okello was the founding Commandant since the inauguration of the advanced military education and strategic training college in 2022.
The Chief of Defence Forces also appointed Brig Gen Micheal Kabango the Chief of Staff Land Forces as the new Commandant of Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) Kimaka, also in Jinja where replaces Maj Gen George Igumba who will similarly retire later this year.
Major Generals Francis Okello and George Igumba have had over four decades of distinguished military service during which time they held different command and staff appointments.
According to the Acting Director Defence Public Information in the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs/UPDF Col Chris Magezi, the retiring Generals scaled all levels of professional military education and are a stellar example to upcoming officers for their example, resilience and dedication and the UPDF wishes them well in their imminent retirement.
The UPDF fraternity also congratulates Brig Gen Alex Opolot Olupot and Micheal Kabango for their well deserved appointments and the UPDF is confident that the senior officers possess the wherewithal to take UPDF’s elite training colleges to the next level.
