Ssemwanga Joseph

Major General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga (also Joseph Semwanga), is a Ugandan military officer and commander. He serves as the Deputy Commander of the UPDF Land Forces, since December 2025. Previously, he commanded the UPDF contingent under the African Union Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), from 2024 until 2025. Before he was deployed to Somalia, he served the commander of the UPDF First Division, based at Kakiri in Wakiso District. During the 2010s, he commanded the UPDF Armored Brigade.

Background and training Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga was born in 1973 in Mukono District. He joined the army in 1995 and was commissioned on 4 July 1997 after completing the Officer Cadet Course at Monduli Military Academy, Tanzania. He has attended a number of military courses, including the following: He was appointed to that position in May 2013, replacing Major General David Muhoozi, who became the Commander of Land Forces within the Uganda People's Defence Forces. Commander of the UPDF First Infantry Division, based in Kakiri, Wakiso District. Commander of the UPDF contingent under the African Union Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), from 2024 until 2025.