"This gift will improve our reaction capacity against Kony,� Mbabazi said.
Yeah... what reaction time? Stop decieving us. Word from the vineyard is that you people( the UPDF) simply turn tail when the so called Kony rebels so much as cough!! Matek In a message dated 11/11/02 6:28:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << China Powers Anti-Kony Drive EASY MOBILITY: Qiangmin tries out one of the trucks as Mbabazi (2nd left) and Lakara (3rd left) cheer him on By Grace Matsiko CHINA yesterday boosted the UPDF�s offensive against Joseph Kony rebels by donating 50 brand- new military trucks worth US$1m (about sh1.8b). The Chinese ambassador, Li Qiangmin, and a delegation of Chinese military officers who flew into the country, presented the Jiefang trucks and their accessories to the Minister for Defence, Amama Mbabazi, at Bombo UPDF headquarters. State minister for defence Ruth Nankabirwa, the army Chief of Staff, Brig. Nakibus Lakara, and several other defence officials witnessed the ceremony. �We are happy to receive the trucks at the time we have declared war on lack of transport. Some of our units have no vehicles. We have been hiring vehicles from civilians at the most inconvenient time. This gift will improve our reaction capacity against Kony,� Mbabazi said. Qiangmin said, �the 50 trucks are a small gift but carry a big heart. We hope they will be beneficial to boost your efforts against rebels in the northern part of the country.� The overall commander of Operation Iron-Fist, the code-name for the anti-Kony offensive, Brig. Aronda Nyakairima, was present. Qiangmin said the Chinese army had allocated 21 slots for training the UPDF personnel, the biggest the country has offered to a single African country. He said the 40-year mutual relationship between Uganda and China had not only been in the military but also in the social and economic sectors. Col. Jiang Lianxiang said, �We shall fight with you shoulder to shoulder in safeguarding your country.� Ends Published on: Tuesday, 12th November, 2002 >>
