STORY:Ugandan legislators on working visit to Somalia to

assess welfare of Ugandan troops in AMISOM

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DATELINE: 26/OCTOBER/2019, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, delegation of Members of Parliament from Uganda, walking

to the meeting room at AMISOM mission headquarters
2. Med shot, delegation of Members of Parliament from Uganda, entering
the meeting room at AMISOM mission headquarters
3. Wide shot, delegation of Members of Parliament from Uganda, and
AMISOM senior officials meeting at the AMISOM mission headquarters
4. Med shot, senior AMISOM police and military officers attending the
meeting
5. Close up shot, Uganda’s State Minister of Defence, Col. Charles
Engola, listening during the meeting
6. Close up shot, AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma
Wondimhunegn listening during the meeting
7. Wide shot, Members of Parliament from Uganda, and AMISOM officials
meeting at the AMISOM mission headquarters
8. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) COL. CHARLES ENGOLA, UGANDA’S
STATE MINISTER OF DEFENCE
"We want to thank you for the changes that you have made in this city
and the whole country. We thank the African troops serving under
AMISOM. I know that Somalia can now move with the rest of Africa
because of the changes that we have seen since we came here.”

9. Med shot, legislators from Uganda listening during the meeting

10. Wide shot, legislators from Uganda listening during the meeting
11. Med shot, AMISOM military officer listening during the meeting
12. Med shot, legislators from Uganda listening during the meeting
13. Med shot, legislators from Uganda listening during the meeting
14. Close up shot, legislator from Uganda listening during the meeting
15. Med shot, AMISOM senior military and civilian officials attending the
meeting
16. Wide shot, Members of Parliament from Uganda, and AMISOM leaders
meeting at AMISOM mission headquarters
17. Close up shot, legislator from Uganda listening during the meeting
 18. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SIMON MULONGO, DEPUTY SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN
UNION COMMISSION (DSRCC) FOR SOMALIA
"We evaluated the progress and considered the fact that while we have
recorded achievements, there is work to do."

19. Med shot, AMISOM military officers taking part in the meeting
20. Med shot, AMISOM military officers taking part in the meeting
21. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) SIMON MULONGO, DEPUTY SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON
(DSRCC) FOR SOMALIA
"As Parliament, they are now in a better position to appreciate the
challenges of the mission, and will engage diplomatically, politically and
through the executive, to reinforce support to AMISOM through the
contingent."

22. Close up shot, legislator from Uganda listening during the meeting
23. Wide shot, Members of Parliament from Uganda, and AMISOM officials
attending a meeting at AMISOM mission headquarters
24. Wide shot, Ugandan legislators led by the State Minister of Defence,
Col. Charles Engola Okello flanked by DSRCC Simon Mulongo walking
out of the conference room

Ugandan legislators on working visit to Somalia to assess welfare of Ugandan

troops in AMISOM
Mogadishu, 26 October 2019 - A delegation of Members of Parliament from
Uganda, is on a weeklong working visit to Somalia to assess the welfare of the
country's troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

The delegation is led by the State Minister of Defence, Col. Charles Engola Okello,
and the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal
Affairs, Doreen Amule. Other members of the visiting parliament committee include
Moses Nagwomu Musamba, Margaret Lamwaka, Richard Oseku, Donozio Kahonda,
Brig. Felix Kulayigye, and Lucy Aciro.

The legislators will visit the Forward Operating Bases and interact with Ugandan
soldiers and commanders serving under AMISOM. They will also meet local Somali
leaders in areas located within the AMISOM Ugandan contingent's area of
responsibility.
Being the first country to deploy troops to Somalia in 2007, Uganda is a significant
contributor of troops under AMISOM, alongside Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and
Kenya. Uganda is also a police-contributing country.

The legislators will also meet and hold discussions with the President of Somalia,
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and the Speaker of the Lower House of the Federal
Parliament.

Today, the delegation met with the senior leadership team of AMISOM led by the
Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission
(DSRCC) for Somalia, Simon Mulongo, and the AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen.
Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn.

At the meeting, they were briefed on the status of implementing AMISOM mission's
mandate to defeat terrorists in Somalia, achievements, progress, and challenges in
implementing the Somalia Transition Plan.

Minister Engola hailed AMISOM for contributing to conflict resolution in Somalia. He

also explained that their visit is in fulfilment of the mandate to provide oversight
over the army, police, and prisons.

"We want to thank you for the changes that you have made in this country. We are
grateful to the troops. I know that Somalia can now move with the rest of Africa
because of the changes that we have seen," said Col. Engola.

The Deputy Head of AMISOM, Simon Mulongo, explained, "We evaluated progress
made and considered recorded achievements, while taking into account that there is
still work to be done."
Mulongo said, "As Parliament, they are now in a better position to appreciate the
challenges of the mission, and will engage diplomatically, politically and through the
executive, to reinforce support to AMISOM through the contingent." ENDS