Col Deo Akiiki bounces back as UPDF deputy spokesperson

Col Deo Akiiki has been re-appointed as the deputy Spokesperson of the UPDF by President Museveni who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces.

It should be recalled that last year, Col Deo Akiiki was promoted to the rank of Colonel and this new appointment takes immediate effect as he replaces Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu who had been appointed in the position in June last year.

Just last month, Col Deo Akiikii was among those that graduated from the Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), Kimaka in Jinja City having completed a year’s course in which he excelled as the best student at central lecture hall contributions. He is also a graduate of strategic security studies at the National Defence University in Washington DC,USA.

Col Deo Akiiki before has served as spokesperson at different levels within the Ugandan army.