{"id":15648,"date":"2025-10-09T09:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=15648"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:44:40","slug":"cdf-muhoozi-inspects-63rd-independence-parade-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/cdf-muhoozi-inspects-63rd-independence-parade-preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"CDF Muhoozi Inspects 63rd Independence Parade Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, inspected independence parade preparations at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala ahead of today &#8216;s 63rd independence celebrations .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He congratulated the parade participants, noting that he was impressed with the continued improvement since the new drills were introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"15651\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/cdf-muhoozi-inspects-63rd-independence-parade-preparations\/cd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The CDF also noted that his proposal to President Yoweri Museveni to hold both Independence Day and Heroes Day celebrations, key national events at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds was approved. He added, however, that other celebrations like Tarehe Sita will continue to be held in different parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since becoming CDF last year, Gen Kainerugaba has been deliberate in improving the parade style, and these inspections show his commitment to high standards. As part of these efforts, one of the latest changes is having female UPDF soldiers to wear skirts instead of trousers during parades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"15652\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/cdf-muhoozi-inspects-63rd-independence-parade-preparations\/cd2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cd2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, while inspecting preparations for the 62nd Independence Day in Busia, Gen Kainerugaba thanked participants for their efforts, especially in adding new marching styles and military songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also acknowledged the military band for mastering the songs and urged them to maintain the high standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the main celebrations last year, President Museveni thanked the CDF for the reforms, noting that removing many formalities had made the parade shorter and more organised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CDF emphasized the importance of military parades, saying they demonstrate national military strength, boost public and soldier morale, and foster unity and discipline through synchronized marching and drill practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 63rd Independence Day will be celebrated at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds under the theme: \u201963 Years of Independence: A Reason to Double Our Efforts in Sustaining a United and Progressive Nation\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, inspected independence parade preparations at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[450],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-63rd-independence-celebrations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-07-at-22.10.26-1080x540-1.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15839,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/cdf-commends-forces-for-brilliant-independence-day-parade-urges-continued-improvement\/","url_meta":{"origin":15648,"position":0},"title":"CDF Commends Forces For Brilliant Independence Day Parade, Urges Continued Improvement","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"October 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has applauded members of the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) and sister security agencies for delivering what he described as a \u201cbrilliant parade\u201d during this year\u2019s Independence Day celebrations at Kololo, while urging them to make necessary improvements. 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