Leopold Kyanda

Leopold Eric Kyanda is a Brigadier in the Uganda People's Defence Force. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Land Forces in the UPDF. He was appointed to that position in May 2013, replacing Major General Charles Angina, who was promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda (DCDF).^[1]

Military career

Ugandan press reports indicate that in 1994, Leo Kyanda was a driver to Lieutenant General Ivan Koreta, at that time, a Brigadier. He later joined the then Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB), which today is part of the Special Forces Group (SFG). He rose in its ranks and eventually became the Commander of the PGB. Following that, he became the Commandant of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). From there, he was assigned to the Ugandan Embassy in Washington, DC, as the Military Attaché, serving in that capacity for two years. On his return to Uganda, he was appointed Chief of Personnel and Administration in the UPDF. From there, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and assigned his current post of Chief of Staff of Land Forces of Uganda.^[2]

See also

• Ivan Koreta
• Muhoozi Kainerugaba
• Wilson Mbadi

References

External links

• Colonel Leopold Eric Kyanda Named Professional of the Year In Government Service
• Media Must Stop Witch-Hunting Colonel Kyanda – By Major Paddy Ankunda; 25 August 2008