SFC Commander Commissions Shs3.36bn Infrastructure Projects at Camp Rufu

What the report says

Maj Gen Asaph Mweteise Nyakikuru, the commander of Uganda’s Special Forces Command, has commissioned a set of infrastructure projects valued at Shs3.36 billion at the Special Warfare Centre and School in Camp Rufu, Ruhengyere, Kiruhura District. He carried out the commissioning on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

The completed works include barracks, a quarter guard, school facilities, officers’ accommodation, mess facilities, dormitories and an auditorium. According to the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, the projects cost Shs3,361,593,220. Nyakikuru said better housing and support facilities help improve morale, discipline and readiness, while also stressing that soldiers’ training, fitness and professionalism remain central to military effectiveness.

He also urged personnel to protect and maintain the new facilities, noting that infrastructure alone does not make a capable force. He said the projects were financed through the ministry and the SFC, with additional support from savings within the command, and credited planning and resource management for the outcome.

Other UPDF officials at the ceremony praised the developments as part of broader efforts to improve troop welfare and strengthen operational capacity. The event also highlighted ongoing military construction work across Uganda, which the UPDF says is intended to support training, accommodation and service delivery within the force.