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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
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.
"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