Maj Gen Leopold Eric Kyanda-Chief of Staff of Land Forces Uganda People’s Defense Forces
Maj Gen Leopold Eric Kyanda–Chief of Staff of Land Forces Uganda People’s Defense Forces is a winner of the 2015 Peal of Africa Lifetime Achievement Award (PALITA AWARD) and listed in the Uganda Who is Who Book of Records in appreciation and recognition of his contribution towards social-economic transformation of Uganda as well as recognizing his contributions towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Uganda.
Maj Gen Leopold Eric Kyanda is a Maj General 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).
In 1994, Leo Kyanda was a driver to Lieutenant General Ivan Koreta (at that time Brigadier Ivan Koreta). 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 (Presidential Guard Brigade).
He later on 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.
He is one of the most admired soldier in the Uganda People’s Defense Forces.
Leo Eric Kyanda is very intelligent and above all very sophisticated .He understands the needs of the ordinary people but above all he has solutions to each and every problem as it arises.
Maj Gen Leopald Eric Kyanda is a winner of the Peal of Africa Lifetime Achievement Award (PALITA AWARD) and listed in the Uganda Who is Who Book of Records in appreciation and recognition of his contribution towards social-economic transformation of Uganda as well as recognizing his contributions towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Uganda. Voted for by the people of Uganda.
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