A section of Ugandan AMISOM Police in Mogadishu.Courtesy Picture |
By PFJ Reporters in Nairobi and
Mogadishu
The Somali Police Commissioner,
General Sharif Shekuna Maye has formally welcomed Police Officers from Uganda
who have been deployed in Mogadishu to serve under the police component of the
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Speaking during a parade by
the AMISOM Formed Police Unit in Mogadishu, General Sharif Shekuna Maye
expressed his appreciation to the African Union and the government of Uganda
for the continued commitment to supporting Somalia in its endeavor to ensure
sustainable peace and security in the country. He informed the formed police
officers that Somalis are expecting a lot from them.
He said; “The main expectation of
the Somali community is the securing of every corner where remnants of Al-
Shabaab terrorist group might be hiding. The community is expecting you to help
bring back law and order in the country.”
The AMISOM Police Commissioner, Dr.
Charles Makono said another group of formed police officers from Nigeria is
expected in Mogadishu before the end of the year to join their colleagues from
Uganda.
“The major task of the Formed Police
Unit will be to assist the Somali Police Force in consolidating the security of
Mogadishu.
This will be done through public
order patrols in coordination with the Somali Police Force.” Said Dr.
Makono. The deployment of officers from Uganda becomes the first
deployment by the African Union of a Formed Police Unit since the formation of
the Organization African Union in 1963 and later the African Union in 2002.
Elsewhere a demonstration
was held on Wednesday, August 08 by different sections of Somali community in
Afgooye town [30 km west of Mogadishu] to oppose the way the parliament
selection process was conducted.
The demonstrators
chanted slogans criticizing the cultural elders who were tasked to select
lawmakers.
Some of the demonstrators who spoke to the local media said they are opposed to the way the selection process that is about to be concluded was conducted.
Some of the demonstrators who spoke to the local media said they are opposed to the way the selection process that is about to be concluded was conducted.
They said the
selected persons whose names have not been disclosed by the technical team are
persons pursuing self-interest. This protest is coming at a time when the
technical selecting team is expected to announce the list of members’ names
that will form the next parliament.
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