President Yoweri Museveni has commended the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force for a job well done in the Horn of Africa country. The force, which was authorized by the United Nations in January 2007, had the goal of bringing an end to the civil war in Somalia that had been raging in the country since 1991.
The AMISOM force is largely composed of Ugandan troops and some from Burundi. The 1st Ugandan contingent arrived in Somalia for a peacekeeping mission in March 2007 dedicated to supporting the Transitional Federal Government and also to secure delivery of humanitarian aid, among others.
General Museveni made the commendation of the AMISOM force yesterday at Singo Training School in Nakaseke district during the passing out ceremony of recruits of Singo Training School, Kaweweta Training School and UGABAG VII. UGABAG is part of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) that is preparing for deployment to beef up the peace process in Somalia.
The President, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, said that the new AMISOM contingent is well prepared to replace other Ugandan soldiers in Somalia. He congratulated the trainees for completing their course successfully and lauded their commanders for doing a good job as witnessed in the exercise of crossing of obstacles. He expressed happiness to note that the soldiers have protection gear and have learnt to use it well.
General Museveni stressed the essence of discipline saying it is vital in the army. He told the soldiers who passed out that they were joining a very well disciplined army. He revealed that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government has been able to build a national army using locally generated resources.
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