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Deployment of Rwanda troops on border scares Ugandans

Kigali – Communities along the Ugandan side of the border are reportedly in panic as they continue to see a daily build up of Rwandan troops to patrol in areas of their country�s side.

�Hundreds of Rwandan soldiers are seen patrolling along the border in the areas adjacent to my sub-county,� said a Ugandan official in Kabale district.

�I was told that in the past they used to carry out their night patrols at 8pm but now they are doing it at 6pm. The people here are worried,� the official told Ugandan media.

Both Ugandan and Rwandan military officials said the border is safe.

�The UPDF is not bothered by the deployments and the movements of the Rwanda army because we don�t control them. Ours is to guarantee the security of our people by ensuring that our border is safe. There is no need for any worry or panic,� said a Ugandan military spokesman.

Ugandan officials said deployment of Rwandan troops on the border is the right of the Rwandan government that should not scare the Ugandans.

�Don�t be scared of the Rwandan deployment because they are doing it on their land,�� the Kabale district commissioner reportedly said.

[ARI-RNA]

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