Gen.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, announced the immediate
rule on Thursday, requiring name tags on the right chest and badges on the
left.
This builds on 2025 uniform updates with stitched surnames and numbers, aiming to boost transparency and trust after years of human rights calls for identifiable officers.
Supporters like Minister Barugahara Balaam Ateenyi praised it as a way to curb bribes and improve community relations, though some question the resist-arrest provision.