Uganda sends land forces chief to Somalia after deadly attack on troops

Uganda’s Chief of Land Forces Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga (L) and with other army commanders. PHOTO | WILLIAM OERI | NMG

The Uganda military has sent a team led by the Chief of Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, to Mogadishu, Somalia, to ascertain the circumstances under which the country’s troops were attacked on a dawn raid on Friday.

The May 26 attack happened at Buulo Mareer, a base in Lower Shabelle, killing at least 50 soldiers, with more feared dead.