Government rejects UN soldiers for North

Nov 07, 2003

GOVERNMENT has rejected a request from Lango elders to deploy the United Nations peace keeping forces to fight Joseph Kony’s rebels, state minister for defence Ruth Nankabirwa has said

By James Oloch

GOVERNMENT has rejected a request from Lango elders to deploy the United Nations peace keeping forces to fight Joseph Kony’s rebels, state minister for defence Ruth Nankabirwa has said.

“The UPDF is a strong army with the capacity to defeat the rebels, she said.

Nankabirwa was addressing residents at Lira Coronation Park recently.

She said the rebels were not targeting UPDF but civilians because they are revenging the Langi for refusing to support them.

Nankabirwa said rebels were initially killing the Acholi only but they had started killing other tribes so that the international community recognises them as rebels.

She said Kony has now come to Lango and Teso regions because there is no food in Acholi.

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