"He said it is to maintain the peace in the region that the UPDF still has a few troops in the DRC."
This is rather interesting is it NOT? Ugandans and members of the international community were of the believe that Museveni Militray dictatorship hadd withdrawn all Uganda troops from DRC is demanded by UN Security council, Human Rights Watch and other International bodies... and now we are being told by none other then Museveni's Prime Minister that Uganda has quote " a few troops in DRC Congo"
What is the :prime Minister's definition of "A FEW TROOPS"...100..perhaps 200...300..400 ..1,000 or 5,000? ..and what exactly are those troops doing in DRC Congo? Isn't it correct to point out that they are most probably training the numerous CONGOLESE REBEL groups ..who in turn will continue with the gross violation of Human Rights of Congolese citizens even as we have seen of recent ( and documented by Human Rights Watch)
Matek
New Vision (Kampala)
July 10, 2003
Posted to the web July 10, 2003
Emmy Olaki
Kampala
Lt. Gen. Moses Ali, the first deputy prime minister and minister for disaster preparedness, has asked the leadership in northern Uganda to carry out a study on the economic and social implications of the 17-year LRA war in the north.
He said with the implications documented, the people of northern Uganda will be able to make stronger cases in their arguments.
He was over the weekend officiating at the official launch of the dfcu Bank in Arua town. He said the opening is testimony that there is peace in West Nile.
The bank comes to the district at a time when there was a loud outcry for more financial services in the district.
"West Nile is a potential market, especially when there is peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Sudan. For you who have discovered it now, you will be better off than those who will come later," he told the dfcu Bank staff.
"It is because of the peace in the region that this investment has been attracted. People of this region are only unsafe when they travel outside the region. That's where there are risks of ambushes," he said.
He said it is to maintain the peace in the region that the UPDF still has a few troops in the DRC.
