{"id":35,"date":"2025-08-04T13:38:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/?p=35"},"modified":"2025-08-04T13:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:38:30","slug":"updf-warns-potential-looters-we-are-strong-and-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/04\/updf-warns-potential-looters-we-are-strong-and-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDF Warns Potential Looters: \u201cWe Are Strong and Ready\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felix-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felix-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felix-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felix-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felix-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felix.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, spokesperson for the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Force (UPDF) and the Ministry of Defence, has issued a firm warning to would-be looters, stressing that the security forces are fully prepared to respond. \u201cWe are strong and ready for you,\u201d he declared during an exclusive interview on <em>The Heads Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways from the Interview:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Call for Post-Election Calm<\/strong>: Maj. Gen. Kulayigye urged Ugandans to respect the rule of law and maintain peace in the aftermath of elections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bomb Threats and Public Safety<\/strong>: He cautioned against spreading false information about explosives, underscoring the need for the public to report any suspicious objects or individuals to security agencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UPDF Ideology and Commitment<\/strong>: \u201cOur ideology as the UPDF is what sets us apart,\u201d he affirmed, highlighting the army\u2019s dedication to safeguarding the nation and its people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unified Security Forces<\/strong>: The general reassured the public that there is no friction between the UPDF and the police, emphasizing their continued cooperation to ensure national security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Responsible Journalism<\/strong>: Addressing the media, he called on journalists to report responsibly and adopt best practices from global media institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protecting Voting Rights<\/strong>: Maj. Gen. Kulayigye reminded citizens of their constitutional right to vote and choose their leaders peacefully, urging all to avoid violence and unrest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the Full Interview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To hear more on the UPDF\u2019s security outlook and post-election stance, watch the full conversation with Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye on <em>The Heads Show<\/em>: <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/wOozaSi3DXA\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/wOozaSi3DXA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, spokesperson for the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Force (UPDF) and the Ministry of Defence, has issued a firm warning to would-be looters&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"right-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"normal-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"disabled","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"disabled","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}