There will be no war over polls-government

Feb 14, 2016

Akol who was chief guest at the 6th Annual Tarehe Sita Thanksgiving Breakfast held at the army headquarters in Mbuya, allayed fears of insurgency before, during and after the polls.



Internal affairs minister, Rose Akol has said the country's security agencies have been sufficiently deployed to prevent any form of instability arising from next week's polls.

Akol who was chief guest at the 6th Annual Tarehe Sita Thanksgiving Breakfast held at the army headquarters in Mbuya, allayed fears of insurgency before, during and after the polls.

""With just a few days left to the elections, people are anxious and rumours have been spreading that there will be chaos. I can tell you, all will be well," she said.

"Deployment has been made to ensure that there is peace throughout the polling process. There will be no war," she stated.

Speaking at the same event, the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Katumba Wamala said the army and sister security agencies were alert to ensure that Ugandans vote in a peaceful environment.

alt='' Lindah Aronda with the gift she was given during the 6th annual Tarehe sita thanks giving breakfast

 



"Don't be intimidated. Security agencies will do everything to ensure that Ugandans exercise their right to vote," Katumba said.

The thanksgiving breakfast is held every year, a week after Tarehe Sita celebrations that commemorates the start of an armed struggle against that ousted the previous regime.

The thanksgiving service honors the contribution of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), their spouses, children, and the day is dedicated to prayer.

This year's event was held in memory the late Gen Aronda Nyakairima, the former internal affairs minister and one of the National Resistance Army (NRA) fighters who took part in the liberation war.

Coincidentally, Aronda, who was Chief of Defence Forces at the time, started the thanksgiving service in 2011 ahead of the polls.

Speaker after speaker at this year's event eulogised Aronda as a disciplined, hardworking and patriotic man and soldier.

 

 

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