Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye has served the army since 1989
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I After several exploits which has made him one of the most outstanding serving army officers in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye has been promoted to Acting Major General
This followed the announcement by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, that move was made due to the former’s excellent long service and representation of UPDF in the public domain.
Col Deo Akiki, Deputy Director of Defence Public Information, said that as Director of Defence Public Information, Maj Gen Kulayigye “has been a key figure in the military’s engagement with the public over the past two decades.”
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, First Son and founder of the MK Movement
In a statement issued on Thursday, he said that the promotion was much deserved due to his outstanding contributions to the UPDF and country at large.
Kulayigye’s military career began in 1989, when as a platoon commander, he led his group against the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda.
He served as the UPDF spokesperson from 2005 to 2013, and on 4th February 2022, he was appointed again as a UPDF spokesperson for the second time. He has also served as a Member of Parliament representing the UPDF in the 10th Parliament from 2016 to 2021.
Academically speaking, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the Makerere University, and a Master of Arts in Economic Policy and Planning.
