KAMPALA –_ The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has appointed Brig Oscar Munanura as the new Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security (CDIS) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF).
Munanura has been promoted from Brigadier to the rank of Acting Major General with immediate effect to take up the new role.
According to a press statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Director Defence Public Information, Col Chris Magezi, Munanura was serving as Deputy CDIS to Maj Gen Richard Otto, the outgoing intelligence chief.
Maj Gen Richard Otto has now been seconded to the Joint Staff Human Resource Management for redeployment.
“The UPDF fraternity congratulates Ag Maj General Oscar Munanura for the promotion and appointment, and commends Maj General Richard Otto for the great work he has done during his tenure. We wish the General Officers good luck in their new duties,” Col Magezi said in the statement.
The position of CDIS is one of the most sensitive and powerful dockets in the UPDF, responsible for overseeing military intelligence, counter-intelligence and security of the defence forces.
Maj Gen Munanura is a seasoned intelligence officer who has served in various intelligence roles within the UPDF, with his most recent deployment being Deputy to the outgoing CDIS.
The latest appointment comes amid ongoing strategic changes in the UPDF command structure aimed at enhancing efficiency and operational readiness.
The UPDF has not yet revealed Maj Gen Otto’s next assignment.
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