The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has once again extended its ideological training model beyond traditional military ranks this time shaping the minds of 244 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officers.
The officers were officially passed out after completing the Transformation Leadership Course (TLC) Intake 06/25 at the Oliver Reginald Tambo School of Leadership and Pan-African Centre of Excellence in Kaweweta, Nakaseke District.
Representing the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, was Maj Gen Henry Masiko, Chief Political Commissar, who lauded URA’s leadership for embracing ideological grounding as a core pillar of public service. 
“Public officers without a proper and deep ideological orientation cannot be expected to work out of conviction,” Maj Gen Masiko emphasized. “When one lacks conviction, commitment falters. Ideology is the compass, and when that compass is faulty, direction is lost.”
This marks a growing trend where civilian institutions are turning to UPDF’s ideological training frameworks traditionally designed for military cohesion to foster patriotism, ethical leadership, and national consciousness within government agencies.
Commissioner General John Rujoki Musinguzi of URA, whose institution has previously battled internal corruption scandals, affirmed that transformative ideology is now central to URA’s reform agenda. 
“Take seriously what you have learned from this transformational leadership course,” he told the graduates. “It will benefit not just URA and UPDF, but the country at large.”
The Commissioner General acknowledged that the revenue body had in the past dismissed officers over corruption-related misconduct and noted that building internal conviction and national values among staff was vital to long-term institutional integrity.
Maj Gen Masiko urged the officers to uphold discipline and selfless service and invoked President Museveni’s advice to public servants:
“Wherever you are deployed, work diligently because what you do directly influences what you get.”
He called on the graduates to apply the ideological tools they had acquired to safeguard national resources, work transparently, and resist corrupt influences a message echoed by URA’s leadership. 
Brig Gen Justus Rukundo, Commandant of the Kaweweta school, hailed the milestone as a breakthrough in civil-service transformation and reaffirmed the school’s capacity to tailor ideological programs for other ministries, departments, and agencies.
“This is the first time we’ve conducted a transformational leadership course specifically for URA personnel,” Brig Gen Rukundo said. “We are strengthening national development by building conviction-driven public service across the board.”
The four-week course focused on ideological orientation, transformative leadership, and Uganda’s strategic development goals. Participants underwent intensive sessions rooted in Pan-Africanism, nationalism, and ethical conduct.
The pass-out ceremony was attended by top officials from URA, UPDF, Uganda Police Force, and the Uganda Tax Academy, including AIGP Ubaldo Bamunoba, Mr John Tinka Katungwensi, and Ms Sarah Chelengat, among others.