The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) deputy commander land forces, Maj Gen Francis Takirwa has died.
According to sources, Takirwa who has served in the UPDF since 1989 passed on after a long period of illness.
Takirwa previously served as the commanding officer of the Second Division of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces in Mbarara, Western Region and also the UPDF’s chief of education, sports and culture.
The late Takirwa was also part of the Ugandan contingent deployed to Somalia under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) between 2011 and 2012.
The deceased was born on November 7, 1965 in Mbarara District and attended Mbarara Junior School for his primary education, before joining Mbarara High School for O-Level studies, after which he joined the Uganda Military.
In 1994, he attended the Junior Command and Staff Course at the Uganda Junior Staff College in Jinja and later completed the Company Commanders Course at the Tanzania Military Academy at Monduli in 1998.
In 2006, he attended the Army Senior Command Course at Nanjig Army Command College in Nanjing, China.
He further undertook a number of military courses that saw him rise through the ranks to become one of the most distinct professional officers in the UPDF
By the time of this publication, the UPDF had not yet issued a statement on his death and burial arrangements.
