Uganda peace keeping troops in Somalia

This comes after Uganda was hit with bomb blasts to which the Somali based Al Shabab claimed responsibility. The Al Shabab accuses Uganda and Burundi of keeping their forces in Somalia and having prompted those bomb blasts in Kampala so as to revenge to Uganda for taking soldiers to Somalia.

One of the Members of the Pan African Parliament Johnson Toskin has told a press conference at Parliament that the peace keeping mission has achieved little or nothing as the situation in Somalia has instead worsened just because the forces are merely defensive.

Toskin says therefore Pan Africa Parliament should petition the Africa Union to have the protocol amended such that the forces in Somalia can be allowed to be offensive.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Speaker of the Pan African, Mary Mugyenyi has urged other African countries to come and support the Uganda forces in Somalia as they pledged to such that the Somali peace keeping mission becomes stronger. Although many countries including Ghana and Nigeria pledged to contribute troops to the aU peace Keeping mission in Somalia, only Uganda and Burundi have sent troops to the war torn Eastern Africa nation.

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By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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President Yoweri Museveni

The president o Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced that the government has declared a seven day mourning period to remember people who perished in Sunday’s three bomb blasts that rocked two Kampala suburbs watching the 2010 FIFA world cup finals.

According to Beatrice Wabudeya, the Minister for the Presidency, the seven day mourning period begins on Tuesday July 13^th. She said in a statement that all flags at public buildings countrywide will accordingly fly at half-mast.

At least 74 people have been confirmed dead, including one American, 10n Eritreans and un indentified number of Indian.

Museveni who toured Lugogo Rugby club grounds where two bombs went up and Mulago hospital where most of the dead and causalities are receiving treatment said the government will work with its allies to track down and defeat the terrorists.

The Police in Uganda have released hotlines, which people can call to offer information to security personnel. They are: 0800199088 (CPS incident room), 0800199188 (Mulago Hospital Casualty Unit) and 0800199288 (Media Centre).

By Ultimate Media

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