STORY: Ag.

SRCC VISITS KISMAYO

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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ ENGLISH
DATELINE: 30
th
/JULY/2014, KISMAYO, SOMALIA


SHOT LIST

1. Wide shot, AMISOM soldiers at Kismayo Airport
2. Wide shot, acting Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African
Union Commission for Somalia Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende and
AMISOM Political Officer James Gadin disembark from plane
3. Med shot, Ag. SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende being welcomed by
AMISOM soldiers
4. Wide shot, Ag. SRCC greeting some of the soldiers
5. Wide shot, Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende in a meeting room with AMISOM
soldiers in Kismayo
6. Med shot, AMISOM soldier speaking during the meeting
7. Close up, Ag. SRCC during the meeting
8. Med shot, AMISOM civilian officials and soldiers during the meeting
9. Wide shot, Ag. SRCC addressing the meeting
10. Med shot, AMISOM soldiers and civilian officials during the meeting
11. Close up, AMISOM soldier
12. Wide shot, AMISOM convoy moving in Kismayo
13. Wide shot, Officials of the Jubba Interim Administration (JIA) and
AMISOM in a meeting room
14. Med shot, Ag. SRCC and some of the officials in the room
15. Med shot, Ag. SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, Ahmed Mohamed Islan,
JIA leader and other officials at the meeting
16. Med shot, Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende speaking
17. Soundbite: (Somali) Abdulahi Shiekh Osman Faltak, Deputy
President Jubba Interim Administration:
We have agreed that the AMISOM political office will open here in
Kismayo as well. We also discussed the issue of the AMISOM police being
brought here in Kismayo and training the police of the Jubba Interim
Administration.
18. Wide shot, Ag. SRCC Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, AMISOM and JIA officials
19. Wide shot, Ag. SRCC walking together with AMISOM soldiers
20. Soundbite (English): Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, DSRCC:
We came to Kismayo to meet the Jubba Interim Administration to
introduce ourselves but also to oversee the ongoing programs of AMISOM
and to support the Jubba Interim Administration in terms of projects but
also to support the cause of peace. We would like to congratulate the
Jubba Administration for the peaceful Ramadhan season because we
hardly had any incidents during the season. We would like to thank them
for maintaining peace and stability.

21. Wide shot, Ag. SRCC together with AMISOM officials
22. Wide shot, AMISOM soldier on guard in Kismayo


STORY

The acting Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission for Somalia has concluded a visit to Kismayo, during which she
interacted with AMISOM troops as well as officials from the Jubba Interim
Administration.

Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende sought to discuss how AMISOM can further
support the Jubba Interim Administration to enhance the peace and security in
the region.

The Ag. SRCC also met with the AMISOM soldiers in Kismayo to understand their
challenges better and motivate them, as they continue to work towards ensuring
stability in the area.

The troops in Kismayo are drawn from Sierra Leone, Kenya and Burundi.

Speaking after the meeting, Abdulahi Shiekh Osman Faltak, the Deputy President
Jubba Interim Administration said the discussions were fruitful and the focus
was on how improve working relations between the two parties.

We have agreed that the AMISOM political office will open here in Kismayo as
well. We also discussed the issue of the AMISOM police being brought here in
Kismayo and training the police of the Jubba Interim Administration, he said.

Hon Lydia Wanyoto Mutende applauded the JIA for their efforts at ensuring
peace in the region.

We came to Kismayo to meet the Jubba Interim Administration to introduce
ourselves but also to oversee the ongoing programs of AMISOM and to support
the Jubba Interim Administration in terms of projects but also to support the
cause of peace. We would like to congratulate the Jubba Administration for the
peaceful Ramadhan season because we hardly had any incidents during the
season. We would like to thank them for maintaining peace and stability, she
said.

The Ag. SRCC also emphasized the need to mobilize young Somalis in the
diaspora to return home and take on the responsibility of championing change in
the country.
End.