Kayanja Muhanga

Not to be confused with Elly Kayanja.
Kayanja Muhanga
Born 1965 (age 5051)
Uganda
Residence Kampala, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Ethnicity Mutooro
Citizenship Uganda
Occupation Military Officer
Years active 1985 - present
Known for Military Matters
Home town Fort Portal
Religion Christian
Relatives Andrew Mwenda, Margaret Muhanga, Baguma Muhanga

Brigadier Kayanja Muhanga, is an army officer. He currently serves as the Commander of the UPDF Contingent in South Sudan. He was appointed to that position in January 2014 by General Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the UPDF and the President of Uganda.[1] Prior to that, Brigadier Muhanga served as the Commandant of the Military Police within the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).[2]

History

Kayanja Muhanga was born in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, Western Uganda, circa 1965. He is an older brother to journalist, Andrew Mwenda, the publisher and editor of The Independent (Uganda), newsmagazine. He also has a sister, Margaret Muhanga, a staffer in the Office of the President of Uganda. His father is Mzee Phillip Muhanga of Fort Portal.[3]

Formal education

He attended Duhaga Secondary School and later Mpanga Day School, both in Fort Portal. In 1985, while still in S5, he joined Museveni's National Resistance Army (NRA).

Military education

He attended the Cadet Officers Course at the Uganda Military Academy in 1988. At that time, the school was located at Quaddafi Barracks in Jinja, Eastern Uganda, before it was relocated to Kabamba, in Mubende District.

Military career

See also

References

  1. Administrator, . (10 February 2014). "Colonel Kayanja Promoted to Rank of Brigadier". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. Kaija, Wilson Akiiki (12 March 2012). "Museveni Makes Minor Changes In UPDF". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. Kato, Joshua (15 August 2005). "Who Andrew Mwenda?". New Vision. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. Mwenda, Andrew (11 August 2012). "Taking The War Beyond Mogadishu". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. Baguma, Raymond (14 August 2013). "US Army Trains Uganda Military Police". New Vision. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. Kasasira, Risdel (13 January 2014). "Museveni Appoints New Head of Operations In South Sudan". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. Kasasira, Risdel (10 February 2014). "ISO Chief Balya, Colonel Kayanja Promoted to Rank of Brigadier". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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