President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the Commander in chief of the armed forces has promoted the Police Presidential Guard(PPG) commander, Col. Charity Bainababo to the rank of Brigadier.
The development was announced in a message on Tuesday afternoon in a single promotion made by the president.
“It is correct,” Brig Bainababo said when asked about the develo The Media has also learnt that Brig Bainababo has also been appointed as the new deputy Special Forces commander.
She now occupies the position recently occupied by Brigadier Felix Busizoori who was appointed as the acting commander of Special Force Command (SFC) after Brigadier Peter Chandia who was the commander was sent for a year’s course as one of the pioneer students of the Uganda National Defence College.
Charity, as she is commonly referred by her peers has of recent risen so fast in ranks.
Last year in April, while at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, she was among the 1300 officers that President Museveni promoted.
She was consequently promoted to the rank of Colonel and one year later, she has again been elevated to the next rank of Brigadier.
However, the the promotion is meant to align with her appointment as the deputy commander of the Special Forces Command.
It remains to be seen whether she will still hold the position as the Police Presidential Guard commander.
The Police Presidential Guard (PPG) is a unit under the Special Forces Command (SFC) whose role is to provide security to the First Lady and other very important persons in the country.
