{"id":2000122799,"date":"2026-08-16T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000122799"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:35:51","slug":"museveni-welcomes-grandson-ruhamya-into-updf-after-sandhurst-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/museveni-welcomes-grandson-ruhamya-into-updf-after-sandhurst-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Museveni welcomes grandson Ruhamya into UPDF after Sandhurst graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a social media post on Sunday, Museveni congratulated Ruhamya and fellow Ugandan cadet Bakyira Ruyondo on completing their military training at the prestigious academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongratulations Ruhamya, congratulations Bakyira,\u201d Museveni said, adding that military service provides young Ugandans with a good foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruhamya, the son of UPDF Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, graduated from Sandhurst on Wednesday, August 5, alongside Bakyira and other international cadets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training prepares cadets for military leadership, command and operational responsibilities as they begin their careers as officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museveni also congratulated the parents of the two newly commissioned officers and encouraged young Ugandans to consider army service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArmy service gives you good foundation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruhamya\u2019s graduation marks another connection between the Kainerugaba family and Sandhurst. His father, Gen Muhoozi, graduated from the academy in 2000 after joining Uganda\u2019s military in 1999 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen Muhoozi recently shared photographs of Ruhamya during his training at Sandhurst, including a comparison with his own experience at the academy 27 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandhurst, formally known as the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, trains officers for the British Army as well as military personnel from countries around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruhamya now joins the UPDF following his training, alongside other Ugandan officers who have received military training at the British academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruhamya (second from left) joins a growing number of UPDF officers trained at Sandhurst,
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The training equips cadets with skills in military leadership, command, and operational planning as they prepare for roles as officers in their respective armed forces.




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President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed his grandson, Ruhamya Kainerugaba, into the Uganda People\u2019s Defence Forces (UPDF) after he graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000122801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[151],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000122799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-editors-choice","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000122801,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/HP2JUhrXQAAEx3anew.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1500,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/HP2JUhrXQAAEx3anew.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/HP2JUhrXQAAEx3anew.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/HP2JUhrXQAAEx3anew.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/HP2JUhrXQAAEx3anew.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/HP2JUhrXQAAEx3anew.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000122799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000122799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000122799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000122804,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000122799\/revisions\/2000122804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000122801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000122799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000122799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000122799"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000122799"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000122799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}