Lieutenant General Charles Okidi, is a senior Ugandan military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
He replaced Lieutenant General Charles Lutaaya who was appointed a presidential advisor.
[2] Okidi serves as a long-term presidential pilot, concurrently with his military duties.
[2] As Chief of Staff of the UPDF Air Force, he replaced Major General Paul Lokech, who was assigned special duties in South Sudan.
[4] He was promoted to Lieutenant General at the time he was appointed Air Force commander.