By The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed Major General Richard Otto as the new Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security (CDIS) for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).
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Until his appointment, Maj Gen Otto was serving as the Mountain Infantry Division Commander, a role he held concurrently as the Joint Task Force Commander for Operation Shujaa, overseeing UPDF operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
He replaces Maj Gen James Birungi, who now assumes Otto’s former post as the new Mountain Infantry Division Commander based in Fort Portal.
The changes, announced in a statement by Colonel Chris Magezi, Acting Director of Defence Public Information, take immediate effect.
“The UPDF fraternity congratulates the General officers on their new appointments and wishes them good luck in their future endeavors,” Magezi said.
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