STORY: Uganda saluted for its role in Somalia under

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DATELINE: 9/OCTOBER/2019, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot, hundreds of Ugandans, working and living in Somalia attend
celebrations to mark Uganda’s 57th Independence Anniversary, at the Ugandan
Embassy in Somalia
2. Med shot, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander-in-Charge Operations and Plans,
Gen. Nakibus Lakara, Uganda’s Ambassador to Somalia, Prof. Sam Turyamuhika and
Uganda’s Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha arrive to
attend the celebrations
3. Close up shot, Gen. Nakibus Lakara and Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha observing the
Uganda national anthem
4. Wide shot, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander in charge Operations and Plans,
Gen. Nakibus Lakara, Uganda’s Ambassador to Somalia, Prof. Sam Turyamuhika and
Uganda’s Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha
5. Med shot, Uganda’s Ambassador to Somalia, Prof. Sam Turyamuhika and Uganda’s
Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha
6. Pan shot, guests at the celebrations
7. Med shot, guests listening to Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of
the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Simon Mulongo
8. Wide shot, DSRCC Simon Mulongo speaking
9. Close up shot, Gen. Nakibus Lakara and Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha listening
10. Wide shot, guests listening
11. Med shot, DSRCC Simon Mulongo speaking
12. Close up shot, Uganda’s Ambassador to Somalia, Prof. Sam Turyamuhika listening
13. Med shot, DSRCC Simon Mulongo speaking
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Simon Mulongo, Deputy Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia
“The Mission of the African Union in Somalia is a flagship mission, in the sense that
this is the most noble mission and we must endear on the whole continent, as the
most critical and most important, and at the heart of this mission is the Uganda
Peoples Defence Force, as troops from Uganda who have made a difference in the
success of the policy of peace enforcement on the continent,”

15. Wide shot, guests at the celebrations

16. Close up shot, guests listening
17. Wide shot, guests listening to Uganda’s Ambassador to Somalia, Prof. Sam
Turyamuhika
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Prof. Sam Turyamuhika, Uganda’s Ambassador to
Somalia
“This progress that we aspire to make can only be made together with us. Uganda
cannot do it alone. There is no country in the world which can stand alone. We are
all interdependent and in particular, in Africa, we need each other and we need a
regional market,”

19. Med shot, guests at the celebrations

20. Close up shot, DSRCC Simon Mulongo listening
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Prof. Sam Turyamuhika, Uganda’s Ambassador to
Somalia
“Therefore the lessons that you should learn, especially those of you who have been
under arms and are still under arms, in Somalia, is that these elements we are
celebrating today-national unity, security, freedom and prosperity are very precious.
They take a long time to build but a very short time to destroy,”

22. Wide shot, guests clapping

23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha, Uganda’s Deputy
Ambassador to Somalia
“Uganda Airlines has made it much easier. For those of us who used to travel all the
way connecting through Addis and Nairobi, now it is just a question of two hours and
you are here. You don’t have to hustle so much. You can also access fresh agro based
commodities from the pearl of Africa, with ease. Take advantage of this situation
now that we have that access. Take the opportunity to partner with the Somalis and
do business, especially the civilian community,”

24. Wide shot, guests listening to AMISOM Deputy Force Commander in charge
Operations and Plans, Gen. Nakibus Lakara
25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gen. Nakibus Lakara, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander
in charge Operations and Plans
“Allow me to applaud and congratulate the officers and men of this mighty UPDF
who were the first upon the authorization of AMISOM, to deploy to Somalia and
therefore creating the conditions that have enabled everybody else to come to
Somalia, when it was none permissive initially,”

26. Close up shot, a cake with Uganda flag colours

27. Med shot, Prof. Sam Turyamuhika, Uganda’s Ambassador to Somalia, DSRCC
Simon Mulongo and Gen. Nakibus Lakara, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander in
charge Operations and Plans cutting the cake
28. Med shot, guests serving the cake
29. Close up shot, cake
30. Wide shot, guests dancing

Uganda saluted for its role in Somalia under AMISOM

Mogadishu, 10 October 2019 – As Uganda marked 57 years of independence, the

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has recognised the country’s contribution
to ensuring peace and security on the continent.

The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union

Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Simon Mulongo, on Wednesday officiated Uganda’s
Independence Day celebrations in Mogadishu, Somalia.

On the theme ‘Consolidation of national unity, security, freedom, and prosperity’,

guests included expats working with Somalia and senior AMISOM officials.

Ugandan troops were deployed in Somalia under AMISOM in 2007, and have since
been serving alongside other forces from Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
AMISOM troops are supporting the Somali Security Forces to defeat terrorists groups
and restore peace in Somalia.

Honourable Mulongo said that by deploying its forces to Somalia, Uganda has proved
to be a reliable partner in supporting the African Union’s aspirations of continental
peace and security.

“AMISOM is our flagship mission, and Ugandan troops have made a difference
towards the success of the policy of peace enforcement in Africa,” he said.

Uganda’s Ambassador to Somalia, Prof. Sam Turyamuhika, noted that Uganda had
emerged from years of conflict and is now contributing to regional peace efforts. He
called for deeper integration and unity of Africa if the African Union member states
are to overcome the political and economic challenges.
“There is no country in the world that can stand on its own,” noted Ambassador
Turyamuhika, “We are all interdependent, and particularly in Africa, we need regional
integration.”

The AMISOM Deputy Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Lakara, noted that Uganda
continues to contribute to regional and international efforts to end conflicts.

The AMISOM Police Operations Coordinator, ACP Gwambal, lauded AMISOM military
for creating conditions that enabled the AU to deploy police to support the rebuilding
of the Somali Police Force.