Uganda opposition Members of Parliament on have demanded that the government, petitions the African Union in relation to the peace keeping mission to Somalia where Uganda has contributed troops, annoying Somali militants who planted bombs in Kampala that killed at least 76 people on July 11.
Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi
Somalia’s the Al- Shabab claimed responsibility for the Kampala bomb blasts , although the government believes Al Qaeda and remnants of Allied Democratic Forces rebels could also be involved.
The Leader of Opposition in Uganda Parliament, Prof. Ogenga Latigo has told a press briefing at Parliament that Uganda should petition the African Union to explain why several countries like Ghana and Nigeria of the African Union pledged to contribute forces to this peace keeping mission but only Uganda and Burundi have honored their pledges.
Latigo says if these countries had contributed troops, then it would have spread out the risk of the retaliation attacks from the terrorists to more countries.
Latigo says however with only two countries contributing forces, then the risks are more for those countries and that for that reason the government should petition AU in the upcoming summit such that it can ensure that more countries contribute to this peace keeping mission.
Meanwhile the Prime Minister of Uganda Apollo Nsibambi has appealed to the media to responsibly report about these attacks such that do not cause a state of panic in the country through their reporting carelessly about the recent bomb blasts and other potential attacks.
He has also reassured the country and the African continent in general that Uganda will still host the African Union summit that is set to take place from 19th to 27th July 2010.
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By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media