Basic Military Training School commandant Wolimbwa dies

NAKASEKE - Nakaseke district-based Basic Military Training School, Kaweweta commandant Brig. Gen. Bonny Geoffrey Wolimbwa is dead.

Details about his death remained scanty by press time; however, army sources confirmed Wolimbwa passed on at Victoria Hospital in Kampala on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

The deceased was instrumental in training and preparing UPDF troops for deployment to Somalia as part of the African Union Mission.

His last major engagement with the army was on June 4, 2025, when Commander in Chief President Yoweri Museveni commissioned cadets Intake 18/23-24 at Kaweweta.

Speaking at the function, Wolimbwa said the commissioned officers comprised personnel from the UPDF, internal and external security organisations, as well as cadets from Mali and Tanzania.

He noted that the officers had acquired skills and knowledge to aid them in their future work. 

“The international makeup of the graduates portrays the Pan-African spirit. The core object of the course reflected three training elements: morality/character, intellect, and physical fitness. The graduates successfully made the trek from Masindi to Kaweweta in two and a half days to prove their physical fitness,” Wolimbwa said.

Wolimbwa was promoted to Brigadier General on March 28, 2020, and was appointed the commander of the Peace Support Operations Training Centre in Nakaseke district.

He was among the 18 pioneer graduates of the Uganda National Defence College in Buikwe district in January 2023.

In March 2023, Wolimbwa was sent to Kaweweta Recruits Training School (KRTS), in Nakaseke district as the commandant.