Lt. Gen. Muhoozi officially takes command of SFC
The appointment was done by President Yoweri Museveni, who is the Commander in Chief of Armed Forces.
SECURITY | SFC
Lt Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has on Monday officially taken command as the Special Forces Command (SFC), from Maj. Gen. James Birungi.
A few hours ago, he posted photos on his Twitter account, as he was being handed the SFC flag.
Last week, Lt. Gen. Muhoozi was re-appointed to take over the Special Forces Command, a post he once held, before being appointed the Presidential adviser of special operations.
The appointment was done by President Yoweri Museveni, who is the Commander in Chief of Armed Forces.
The SFC is an elite unit that is responsible for the security of the President of Uganda and special operations.
Muhoozi had earlier commanded this Force, before handing over the reins to Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa in 2017; when he was appointed a Presidential Advisor on Special Operations.
"Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is appointed commandant of SFC but will also retain his appointment as senior presidential advisor handling the security issue he has been handling," the message by Gen. Museveni reads in part.
Upon his return to Uganda from Sandhurst in 2000, Kainerugaba was assigned to the Presidential Protection Unit as a second lieutenant. In 2001, he was promoted to the rank of Major in the UPDF.
As a Major, he became a brigade commander in the Presidential Guard Brigade.
Following his graduation from Fort Leavenworth in 2008, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and appointed Commander of the Special Forces Group in the Uganda People's Defence Force.
On May 16, 2016, Muhoozi was promoted to the rank of Major General.
Museveni moved Muhoozi to the post of Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations on 10 January 2017.
In February 2019, he was promoted from the rank of Major General to Lieutenant General, in a military promotions exercise that involved more than 2,000 UPDF men and women.