Gen Muhoozi to Commission Construction of New Office Blocks at Mbuya

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is this Monday morning expected to commission the construction of new 5-storied twin office blocks at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala.Muhoozi will also break ground for the construction of the defence council officers’ mess.

The Military Assistant to the CDF in charge of public relations, Col Chris Magezi recently said the works will be completed in 2.5 years.Since Gen Muhoozi was appointed CDF in March 2024, plenty of infrastructural projects have taken off the ground at Mbuya with more expected there and at other military facilities, according to defence officials.

Col Chris Magezi said the Defence Ministry headquarters “of old is already unrecognizable.”

He said, “Expansive new works include a shiny new quarter guard (entrance), spruced up Chua II Road with a widened new layer of tarmac and a new perimeter fence spanning close to 2 kilometers.”The office blocks will be constructed in less than three years
Other new features include “an alternate security road, major renovation works of existing structures, and enhanced security measures/features.”

Magezi said major renovation works of other existing structures will commence in tandem, emphasising that Gen Muhoozi is renowned for similar achievements while Chief Land Forces (CLF) and before that, Commander Special Forces Command.

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Some of the recent projects which Muhoozi has spearheaded include Semuliki House at Ruhengyere barracks in Kiruhura district; and motor repair workshop and officers’ housing at General Military headquarters in Bombo.