IN BRIEF
Sep 24, 2006
<b>‘No deployment’</b><br>Uganda has troops in Sudan but has not had any troop movement since the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed, the Army spokesman has said.
‘No deployment’
By Joyce Namutebi
Uganda has troops in Sudan but has not had any troop movement since the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed, the Army spokesman has said.
Maj. Felix Kulayigye was reacting to a kicker that appeared under The Sunday Vision lead story yesterday, saying, “No soldiers in Southern Sudan, says Governmentâ€.
Kulayigye said on phone, “I didn’t say we don’t have any troops (in Sudan). We are there as per the agreement of Sudan and SPLA.â€
He added, “We have not deployed against the LRA in the assembly point or area they mentioned.â€
Lake to rise
By Vision Reporter
The rainy season that has started is expected to raise the level of lake Victoria, weather experts have said.
This is because the heavy rains are expected due to a weak El Nino, a report has shown.
“The intensity is a weak one and its impact will be different from what we got in the 1997-98 El Nino event,†said KR Baryomu, the Commissioner for Meteorology in the weather forecast report released on Friday.
But the report confirmed earlier fears that the country could face devastating effects with severe implications on various socio-economic activities.
Museveni picks
By Vision Reporter
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed the Deputy Commandant of the Senior Staff College, Kimaka, Brig. Andrew Guti, to coordinate the disarmament programme in Karamoja.
He said Guti would supervise the disarmament exercise and report directly to him and the Chief of defence Forces.
He said Guti, himself a Karimojong, would hold consultative meetings with the community and handle complaints that arise from the exercise.
SPLA loses
By Justin Moro
ONE Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier died and two other Sudanese nationals were injured, when their vehicle overturned on the Gulu-Atiak-Juba road recently, the Police have said.
Gulu district Police Traffic chief Assistant Inspector of Police Donasiano Nyero on Friday said the SPLA soldier was Deny Achol. Achol died instantly when a mini tipper truck No. GOSS 625, crashed. Nyero did not identify the survivors, a woman and a boy.
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By Joyce Namutebi
Uganda has troops in Sudan but has not had any troop movement since the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed, the Army spokesman has said.
Maj. Felix Kulayigye was reacting to a kicker that appeared under The Sunday Vision lead story yesterday, saying, “No soldiers in Southern Sudan, says Governmentâ€.
Kulayigye said on phone, “I didn’t say we don’t have any troops (in Sudan). We are there as per the agreement of Sudan and SPLA.â€
He added, “We have not deployed against the LRA in the assembly point or area they mentioned.â€
Lake to rise
By Vision Reporter
The rainy season that has started is expected to raise the level of lake Victoria, weather experts have said.
This is because the heavy rains are expected due to a weak El Nino, a report has shown.
“The intensity is a weak one and its impact will be different from what we got in the 1997-98 El Nino event,†said KR Baryomu, the Commissioner for Meteorology in the weather forecast report released on Friday.
But the report confirmed earlier fears that the country could face devastating effects with severe implications on various socio-economic activities.
Museveni picks
By Vision Reporter
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed the Deputy Commandant of the Senior Staff College, Kimaka, Brig. Andrew Guti, to coordinate the disarmament programme in Karamoja.
He said Guti would supervise the disarmament exercise and report directly to him and the Chief of defence Forces.
He said Guti, himself a Karimojong, would hold consultative meetings with the community and handle complaints that arise from the exercise.
SPLA loses
By Justin Moro
ONE Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier died and two other Sudanese nationals were injured, when their vehicle overturned on the Gulu-Atiak-Juba road recently, the Police have said.
Gulu district Police Traffic chief Assistant Inspector of Police Donasiano Nyero on Friday said the SPLA soldier was Deny Achol. Achol died instantly when a mini tipper truck No. GOSS 625, crashed. Nyero did not identify the survivors, a woman and a boy.
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