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Ugandan Government has resolved to withdraw all Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) troops in Somalia and other peacekeeping missions in Africa, Premier Amama Mbabazi told Parliament.
Mr Mbabazi told the House on Thursday night the troops would instead be deployed to protect Uganda’s eastern border with DR Congo.
The Prime Minister made the statement while reading a response to the Leader of Opposition’s question on how Uganda was handling the DR Congo question in respect of the leaked UN report that Kampala was aiding the M23 rebels.
Mr Mbabazi said that Uganda had sent ICT minister Ruhakana Rugunda to the UN with a protest letter dismissing what he termed as “a UN amateurs report” on Kampala’s involvement in the DR Congo, and failure by the Western powers to recognise Uganda’s contribution to peace in the region.
It is in the letter that Uganda said it would withdraw from all peacekeeping missions to protect itself from possible invasion from DR Congo and UN sponsored terrorists.