Brig. Charles Bakahumura Marks UPDF Retirement with Thanksgiving Mass in Ntinda

What the report says

Retired Brig. Charles Bakahumura marked the end of his Uganda People’s Defence Forces career on Sunday with a thanksgiving Mass at St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Church in Ntinda, Kampala, joined by family, parishioners and friends. Watchdog Uganda reported that the service was led by Fr. Edward Muwanga and was held as part of a personal celebration of more than three decades in the military.

Bakahumura, who retired formally last Thursday, said he served in the UPDF for 35 years and reflected on the challenges and blessings of military life. He also spoke about family milestones during his service and said one of the highlights of his career was helping oversee security arrangements for Pope Francis’s 2015 visit to Uganda. According to the report, he previously served as Chief of Military Intelligence from 2012 to 2017, then as Chief of Logistics and Engineering for seven years, and later as Uganda’s Defence Attaché to Türkiye.

The article said the retirement formed part of a wider send-off of 19 general officers presided over by President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe, within a broader discharge of 1,817 personnel across ranks. Fr. Muwanga praised Bakahumura for remaining committed to his Catholic faith while rising to senior public office. The event offered a public and religious close to a career that connected intelligence work, logistics, engineering and diplomatic service in the UPDF.