By Spy Uganda
Kampala: According to a letter inked by Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda, the UPDF Joint Chief of Staff, UPDF Generals will faceoff members of parliament in a football match to celebrate the birthday of the first son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who made his 48th-year last week.
Born April 24, 1974, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba serves as the commander of the land forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Force and was previously the commander of the Special Forces Command.
“I take this opportunity to inform you that the CDF agreed to your request and accordingly the match has been scheduled for April,29,2022 at 1500 hours at Philip Omondi Stadium Lugogo,” said Kyanda.
He adds that UPDF has formed the team and has so far confirmed with the Stadium management the availability and booked the Stadium for the match. ”The UPDF has formed the team and has so far confirmed with the stadium management over the availability and booked it for the match,” Maj Gen wrote in a letter dated April, 25,2022.
Maj Gen Kyanda’s letter was in response to an earlier request by two MPs including Linos Ngompek from Kibanda North and Lilian Aber from Kitgum requesting a friendly football match between legislators and UPDF generals in honor of Gen Muhoozi’s birthday.
The UPDF Joint Chief of Staff applauded the two MPs for coming up with the idea of a football match that he said will ensure the generals interact with legislators.
“This is a golden opportunity that we would not wish to miss,” Maj Gen Kyanda said in the letter.
