Alarm Over Alleged Presence of Ugandan Troops in Kenya

Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:12:26 -0800 (PST)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Remember the Artur brothers story. Raila was a whistle blower in the invasion but everyone in the government refused to acknowledge. What happened later? It was true that there existed the Artur brothers militia group in the country who were "imported" by the ex- president kibakis daughter to carry out killings in the country. Now the whistle has been blown on the illegal presence of Ugandan militia. The police commissioner in Kisumu (Nyanza PPO Ms Grace Kaindi) has refused the respond to the alarm. Is this history repeating itself or we Kenyans are being ruled by an Iron fist just because our law enforcement has refused to defend our rights? Ladies and Gentlemen, read this report by Standard News paper. It did not even feature as a headline in the Daily Nation Newspaper!!!!! what a hypocrisy!!!

William P. Odhiambo Okello

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Alarm over alleged presence of Ugandan troops in Kenya

Published on January 13, 2008, 12:00 am

By Sunday Standard Team

Armed Ugandan soldiers are allegedly crossing into Kenya.

Busia residents told The Sunday Standard that some Ugandan troops have been sighted in town and in Port Victoria along River Sou.

"They are scattered all over along the borders with some patrolling along Lake Victoria," said a secondary school teacher in Budalang’i District.

According to Nambale MP-elect, Mr Chris Okemo, some of the soldiers have reportedly crossed "no-man’s-land" borderline to Busia town on the Kenyan side.

"We have received reports that a number of strangers, whose mission is unknown, have been spotted in groups. We are still investigating the claims," he said.

Bondo MP-elect Dr Oburu Oginga also claimed that people in Ugandan military gear docked at Mageta Island last evening in batches.

"The first batch of 12 soldiers who spoke strange Kiswahili arrived at Mageta Island past 5pm on Friday and asked for directions to Usenge and Uhanya beach," Oburu said.

Oburu said he informed police in Bondo after more soldiers allegedly landed at Mageta two hours later.

"We are concerned with these strange military personnel in the area. The residents are worried," Oburu said.

However, Nyanza PPO Ms Grace Kaindi denied the claims.

"That is nonsense. There is no way foreign troops can be sneaked into the country since we are not at war with anybody," she said.

"We have laws that can help us deal with any security threat in the province. Residents should ignore rumours about Uganda soldiers taking positions on Kenya borders along Lake Victoria," she said police investigation showed no foreign troops.

Similar strange military arrivals were reported in Bungoma, where they allegedly boarded six buses.

Suspicion has been high in Uganda over President Yoweri Museveni’s possible role in the Kenyan presidential poll fiasco.

Museveni was the only Head of State in the region to congratulate Kibaki for being re-elected.

Ugandan authorities have denied that its soldiers had crossed into Kenya.

Museveni’s Media advisor, Mr John Nagenda, on Sunday denied the claims.

Uganda’s Army spokesman, Captain Paddy Ankunda, also refuted the claims.

He said the only Ugandan soldiers in Kenya are training at the Karen Defence College in Nairobi.